To manage Microbiology on the preLink V3 LIMS, select "Administration > Dictionary>Microbiology" on the preLink menu bar. 

Click on "Specimens", and the following screen will appear: 

Here you can search, add, edit, and delete specimens used for Microbiology tests and result entry (see Adding Microbiology Tests & Microbiology Result Entry).

Search

Enter either the Name, or Code of the specimen in the search field, select the respective parameter from the drop-down list, and click on "Search".

Click on "Clear" to clear the search field. 

(The "Find Any" checkbox is used to broaden the search).

Add 

Click on "+ Add new record" (top of the list, below Search), and the following screen will appear:  

Enter the Name and Code of the specimen, and click on "Insert". 

The screen will now change as shown below, and you will have a new tab available for adding sites to link to the specimens, labeled "Micro Sites".

Click on the "Micro Sites" tab and the following screen will appear:

Select a site in the list and click on the single forward arrow in the middle to move it to the Associated Micro Sites list.

Note: The double arrows will move the entire list. Hover the mouse pointer over each arrow button to see their use.

Edit/delete

Click on "Edit" on the far right of a specimen on the list. 

In the next screen, edit the required details, and then click on "Update".

To delete the specimen, click on "Delete", then click on "OK" in the confirmation pop-up window.

Or, click on "Cancel" to cancel all changes and return to the Specimen Management screen.