Screen flows

• Submit—Validate and save the changes.
• Refresh—Reload the original data. Any changes made since the last submit are lost.
• New—Create a new item related to the application.
• Save As—Create a new item based on the information provided by an existing item.
• Delete—Confirm and delete the current item.
• Open—Display a dialog box to enter an existing item to display its detail.
• New Search—Return to the Search screen and clear the search results and the search criteria.

Header

• Instrument Code

  The unique code assigned to the instrument.

• Name

  The name of the instrument. Maximum 40 characters. Multi-language support.

• Description

  The description of the instrument. Maximum length of 400 characters. Multi-language support.

• Instrument Category

  A category assigned to the instrument. Selected from categories with a Category Type of INSTRUMENTS. If the Scope is Organisation only then the drop-down list only contains org-scope entities. If the Scope is Laboratory only then the drop-down list only contains lab-scope entities.

• Is Active

  Indicates whether the entity is available in drop-down lists. An inactive entity cannot be selected for use.

• Online Status

  Text denoting the online status of the instrument.

• Is Online

  Indicates whether the Instrument is currently online.

• Active Status

  Text denoting the active status of the instrument.

• Service Status

  Text denoting the service status of the instrument.

• Calibration Status

  Text denoting the calibration status of the instrument.

• Asset Number

  The asset number of the instrument.

• Licence Number

  The licence number of the instrument.

• Location Code

  The code of a location associated with the instrument. A location may be selected from the drop-down list that contains active locations in scope, as configured in the CCLCTN—Location application. Each location's hierarchy precedes its location code. Click the field hyperlink to display the CCLCTN—Search Location screen, select the appropriate value and click Select and Return to populate the field with the selected value.

• Substitute Instrument Code

  The code of the substitute instrument associated with the instrument. An instrument may be selected from the drop-down list that contains active instruments in scope, as configured in the CCINST—Instrument application. Click the field hyperlink to display the CCINST—Search Instrument screen, select the appropriate value and click Select and Return to populate the field with the selected value.

• Manufacturer

  The manufacturer of the instrument.

• Model

  The model of the instrument.

• Serial Number

  The serial number of the instrument.

• Purchase Date

  The date on which the instrument was purchased.

• Commissioned Date

  The date on which the instrument was commissioned for use.

• Document

  Documents can be uploaded, downloaded and removed from this entity. The additional documents can be used for a variety of purposes, for example:

  • Linking additional documentation to an entity, such as a client, contact or project.
  • Reporting additional details about the entity.

• Image

  An image can be uploaded, downloaded or removed from the entity.

Connection Tab

Instrument connections that can be made from the instrument.

• Grid flows

  • Create Instrument Connection—Click to display the CCINSTCONN—Instrument Connection Detail screen to configure the Instrument connection details.

• Connection Code

  The unique code assigned to the instrument connection.

• Name

  The name of the instrument connection. Display only.

• Description

  The description of the instrument connection. Display only.

• Is Active

  Indicates whether the entity is available in drop-down lists. An inactive entity cannot be selected for use. Display only.

• Script Code

  The code of the script used for connecting to the instrument and capturing of results to pass to workbook interactively or in the background via the job batch queue. Display only.

• Script Name

  The name of the script. Display only.

• Script Description

  The description of the script. Display only.

Notes Tab

Notes associated with the instrument.

• Notes

  Notes regarding the instrument. Rich text formatting can be used to control the appearance of the information, with basic formatting ribbon and hyperlink entry field. For example, the name of an instrument can be entered in bold, the telephone number in italics, and hyperlinks can be used. The formatting is saved along with the actual content.