Quick start
Create your first batch
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A batch is the box your samples live in, and it follows one published protocol. Open the project, tap New batch, name the batch, check the protocol and the first sample ID, then tap Create and add samples. IDs are numbered for you.
In this guide you will learn how to:
- Open the New batch form
- Choose the protocol the batch follows
- Check the first sample ID
- Create the batch and see what comes next
On this page
Before you start
- You need a published protocol. Until you have one, the batch step on the project page is locked and says it opens once a protocol is published. See build your first protocol.
How to create a batch
The New batch form opens filled in, so a name is all it needs.
Open the project. Under Batches, tap New batch.
Type a Batch name. Anything you recognise will do, for example Run 1. Check the other rows, which are filled in for you, and change any that need it. The table below says what each one does.
Tap Create and add samples. The batch opens. It shows who holds it, its status, which starts as Open, and the number of samples. It says No samples yet, and a Register button waits at the bottom of the screen.
What each part of the form does
| Part | What it does |
|---|---|
| Batch name | What you call the batch. |
| Protocol | The protocol the batch follows. Tap it to choose another published protocol. |
| First sample ID | The ID the first sample gets. tinysamples offers the next free one and marks it Free. Keep it or type your own, and the numbering carries on from there. An ID already in use is refused. |
| Due date | Optional. It says None until you set one. |
| Holders | Who has the batch now: you, by default. |
| Add samples next | On by default, and the button reads Create and add samples. Switch it off and the button reads Create batch. |
What do Open, Closed and Archived mean?
Every batch has one of three statuses. A new batch is Open. Tap the status at the top of the batch to change it. Only the lab owner can open, close or archive a batch.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Open | Takes new samples. Every new batch starts here. |
| Closed | Takes no new samples. Logging continues on its samples, and the batch stays in the project’s list. |
| Archived | Takes no new samples. Logging continues on its samples, and the batch folds away under Archived in the list. |
Common questions
- Why is New batch locked?
- A batch follows a published protocol, so the step opens once you have published one. The project page says so: Opens once a protocol is published.
- Can I type my own sample IDs?
- Yes. Type the first ID in First sample ID, for example BOX-001, and the numbering carries on in that style. tinysamples refuses an ID that is already in use.
- Can I add samples to a closed batch?
- No. Closed and Archived batches take no new samples, but logging continues on the samples already in them.
What to do next
- Register your first sampleHow to register a sample in tinysamples: open the batch and tap Register. Each tap adds one sample and gives it the next ID, with Undo there for a moment if you tapped too soon.
- How tinysamples is organisedHow the pieces of tinysamples fit together: a lab holds projects, a project holds protocols and batches, a batch holds samples, and every step logged becomes an entry in a sample’s history.
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