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The analytical results from chemical testing laboratories are stored in EDMS as lab analyses. These analytical results are usually divided into parameter groups; such as, BTEX, metals, etc. The individual parameters that can be included in the database can be edited as described in the Editing Parameters section. The parameter groups can also be edited as described in the Editing Parameter Groups section.

 

Each sample collected can have any number of lab analyses associated with it. The adding or linking of a lab analysis to a sample is done on the Lab Analysis tab for the sample. Samples can also have no lab analyses associated and be collected for other purposes.

 

There are three methods for adding a lab analysis to EDMS, these are:

 

1.Automatic importation from EDMS Lab.

2.Entering the analytical results directly in EDMS.

3.Importing the analytical results from an Excel file.

 

The last two methods are discussed in the following sections, and the first is discussed below.

 

 

 

EDMS Lab

 

When a lab analysis is received from EDMS Lab it will automatically be imported into EDMS and associated with a sample if possible. If the lab analysis does not specify a proper sample number it will still be imported, but will not be associated with a sample. This association can later be performed manually using the link feature as described on the Lab Analysis tab for a sample. If the lab analysis received from EDMS Lab does not contain a valid lab analysis it will not be imported and the lab analysis file will be placed in the errors folder in the datastore, "Datastore\EDMS\Lab Results\Errors". This file can then be examined to determine why it can not be imported into EDMS.

 

When a lab analysis is received from EDMS Lab, a notification can be sent to selected personnel as specified in the task for the sample.