1. Choose the Views option on the main menu.
2. Select the specimens view from the list of views displayed. Then click the View button.
3. Move down the specimen configuration screen until you find the Default Culture Type section. Then click to add a new culture type default.
4. Complete the fields in the Add Culture Type Default screen.
Specimen Type
Select the specimen type that you want the system to autiomatically create cultures for from the specimen type list.
Culture Type
Select one or more culture types from the culture type list. Whenever you create a specimen with this specimen type a culture record for each culture type you have selected will be created on the specimen record.
When you have finished entering the culture types defaults, click the Save button.
5. The specimen type and the culture type defaults will now be displayed on the specimen configuration screen.
6. Logout of the system by clicking the logout button in the top right of the screen.
7. Now when you receive a new specimen or acknowledge the receipt of a new specimen the default culture type you have created will be automatically enabled on the Select Culture Types page.
These automatic defaults can be overridden when the specimen is received if desired.