Definitions
- Ingredients are virtual entities in LabKey Biologics, and capture the fixed natural properties of a substance. For example, the Ingredient Sodium Chloride includes its molecular weight, melting and boiling points, general description, etc. You register the Ingredient Sodium Chloride only once.
- Raw Materials are the particular physical instantiations of an Ingredient as real "samples" or "bottles". You register multiple bottles of the Raw Material Sodium Chloride, each with different amounts, sources, lot numbers, locations, vessels, etc.
There is a similar relationship between
Mixtures and
Batches. Mixtures are the virtual definition that defines some recipe. Batches are the physical instantiations of Mixture. Ingredients are combined to create Mixtures ("recipes") which are then instantiated as physical batches.
This topic describes viewing registered media and steps for registration of ingredients and materials. The processes for creating
mixtures and batches are covered elsewhere.
The
Media dashboard provides tiles for registering and managing:
Ingredients
Clicking
Ingredients brings you to a grid of available (previously created) ingredients and an
Insert New button to create a new ingredient.
Clicking
Insert New opens the wizard for creating a new ingredient.
This wizard is controlled by the fields in the 'Ingredients' DataClass, which can be customized through LabKey Server by an administrator to include the fields you need. For example, the insert panel for ingredients might look like this:
Once required fields are completed, click
Submit and you will see the grid filtered to show only your new ingredient. Click the 'X' on the filter to return to viewing all ingredients.
Raw Materials
The raw materials used in mixtures are listed here.
Click
Insert New to add a new raw material. The data entry wizard is similar to that for ingredients. A quantity is required, a description is optional, and the other fields included are determined by the "RawMaterials" sample set. For example:
- Quantity (Required)
- Description
- Manufacturer
- Product Number
- Lot Number
- Amount
- Expiration Date
- Consumed
- Ingredient Name
Bulk Upload of Ingredients and Raw Materials
To upload ingredients and raw materials in bulk, select
Manage > Import Data.
A variety of file formats are supported, such as Excel and TSV files. Click
Template to download a blank file with the appropriate column headings for import.
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