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LIMS Approvals

 

Q1: Will there ever be a time when I would not have a concrete V sample to compare to QC samples?

A1:  No, this should not occur. You should always be aware of how much concrete is going to be delivered to your project and when it will be delivered. Use a random number generator to determine what truck to sample. If something occurs and that truck does not arrive on the project, perform an IV test on the next available truck to ensure that the material in that lot meets the Specification requirements. Since no V sample was actually taken, the Project Administrator will need to write a letter and add it to the project file indicating why he/she failed to take a verification sample.

 

Q2: What do I do when I get a pop up window that says “X test(s) FAILED, (ABort, new status <SKip>)”?  It showed up when I tried to approve a sample with the code “AC” that had failing tests.  I tried entering “ABort”, “new” and “SKip”.  Nothing worked. 

A2: LIMS has a business rule that says if you approve a sample with the code of “AC” that has failing tests, it prompts you to make sure you really mean to use “AC”.  Since the Department use of the Approval stage has nothing to do with the individual tests passing or failing, it is okay to use “AC” on a sample with failing tests.  Approval is used to record the verification decision in LIMS.  A sample could compare favorably and have failing test results. 

When you get this message, simply type “AC” in the pop up window and click OK.  LIMS will assign the sample the “AC” approval code.

 

Q3: Will there ever be a time when I would not have an asphalt V sample to compare to QC samples?

A3: If there is QC sample, there will always be a V and R sample too. So, if a lot is terminated in sublot 2 and the verification was to take place in sublot 3, the technician simply chooses one of the 2 sublot samples to verify. The VT and QC will usually agree on which one.

 

Q4: Why do the Approval Codes show up as something else on the sample after I approve it?

A4: The Department is using a sample life cycle stage that used to mean something else and redefined it. That's okay, except the old definitions are hard coded into the LIMS programming in a LOT of places. In order to change what the meaning of "AC" is and how it appears on the screen that would require additional programming.

We have asked for this programming in a future enhancement. In the mean time, for productions samples:

 

 

For IA samples:

 

 

*RS is not used in IA.