Example 4) Determining job scheme processing order

ANA1PREP is the precursor of ANA1A and ANA1B, and SAMPREPA is the precursor of SAMPREPB, as configured on the Precursor Schemes tab for the ANA1A and ANA1B schemes, respectively, in the CCSCHM—Scheme application.

Also, ANA1A and ANA1B are linked schemes, as configured on the Linked Schemes tab for ANA1A and ANA1B, respectively, in the CCSCHM—Scheme application.

A sample is registered in a new job with ANA1A, ANA1B, ANA2, ANA1PREP, ANA2PREP, SAMPREPB, SAMPREPA, resulting in the following SS and JS records being created:

SS)

Sam Reg Seq

S1 0001 ANA1A

S1 0002 ANA2

S1 0003 ANA1PREP

S1 0004 ANA2PREP

S1 0005 SAMPREPB

S1 0006 SAMPREPA

S1 0007 ANA1B

JS)

Reg Seq

0001 ANA1A

0002 ANA2

0003 ANA1PREP

0004 ANA2PREP

0005 SAMPREPB

0006 SAMPREPA

0007 ANA1B

Processing sequence in QC update:

a) Put sam prep schemes first as these are ‘deemed’ precursor schemes of any ana prep or ana scheme:

SAMPREPB

SAMPREPA

ANA1A

ANA2

ANA1PREP

ANA2PREP

ANA1B

b) Put precursor schemes before sequel schemes:

SAMPREPA

SAMPREPB

ANA1PREP

ANA1A

ANA2

ANA2PREP

ANA1B

c) Now process the job schemes in this order to add QCs.

When processing a job scheme:

• QCs are added according to the samples’ QC mask/s.
• Any linked scheme is immediately processed with the same QC samples and rack layout.
• Any QC samples created from QC mask members that are flagged to propagate are added also to sequel schemes (including any ‘deemed’ sequel schemes).

First scheme to process is SAMPREPA. No linked schemes. QC sample propagation to SAMPREPB, ANA1PREP, ANA1A, ANA2 ANA2PREP, ANA1B.

Second scheme to process is SAMPREPB. No linked schemes. QC sample propagation to ANA1PREP, ANA1A, ANA2 ANA2PREP, ANA1B.

Third scheme to process is ANA1PREP. No linked schemes. QC sample propagation to ANA1A, ANA1B.

Fourth scheme to process is ANA1A. ANA1B is linked so is the fifth scheme to process and gets the same QC samples and rack layout. No sequel schemes exist for propagation.

Sixth scheme to process is ANA2. No linked schemes. No sequel schemes exist for propagation.

Seventy scheme to process is ANA2PREP. No linked schemes. No sequel schemes exist for propagation.