RELATIVE ROUTING PRIORITY FOR TEST REQUESTS

摘要

Workflows for testing in automated laboratory environment are managed and controlled to permit prioritization and dependencies to be implemented for individual tests. Test groups can be specified to include analytical and non-analytical test requests. Instrument test status and/or sample location is used to determine whether workflow criteria is met. Each test can be assigned a completion criteria, which can foe used to retake other tests or operations contingent on the outcome of another test. Automation of the laboratory is enhanced with greater flexibility in controlling testing.

主权项

1. A method for test implementation in a laboratory automation system (LAS), comprising:
obtaining a test group that includes one or more tests to be run on instruments in the LAS, each of the one or more tests being associated with completion criteria; dispatching at least one test from the test group to the LAS for execution; obtaining status information for the at least one test related to processing of the at least one test by a component of the LAS; comparing the status information to the completion criteria associated with the at least one test to determine if the completion criteria has been satisfied in accordance with the status information; and identifying the at least one test as completed upon the completion criteria being satisfied.