1. Canned Reports & Query Pages
Core LIMS Training:
Canned Reports & Query Pages
Welcome to Core LIMS Training. This chapter will discuss Core LIMS Canned Reports and Query Pages. Please click on a slide whenever you are ready to move to the next page.

2. Topics Common Canned Reports Common Query Pages Query Page Features
List Function Reports
The topics within this chapter will begin with a look at some of the most common “out of the box” reports that you will find within Core LIMS. This tutorial will also cover how to use the Query pages to find records you want to retrieve, and will then walk through some of the most common query workflows. Some of the features common to all query pages will be discussed. This lesson will conclude with a look at canned reports that can be generated from the list functions page. Ways to create your own custom reports will be discussed in a future lesson.
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3. Common Canned Reports
Core LIMS already has pages built to answer several common questions:
Show me my work
Show me all experimental data on a lot or sample
Show me all data for an experiment
Show me all data across an assay
Show me all information for a project
In addition, you can build your own custom reports
Many of the most common reports that users find most helpful in their labs are already available within CORE LIMS. They answer some of the basic questions listed on this slide. We’ll take a closer look at each of these in more detail. If these canned reports do not have all of the information that you need, remember that it is also possible to create your own custom reports when needed.
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4. Show Me My Work
Reports are hyperlinked from your user record
My Files – a list of all the files (for a selected file type) that you have attached to records
My Experiments – a list of the experiments (for the selected experiment type) that you have created
My Samples – a list of the samples (for a selected sample type) that you have registered
My Lists – a list of any private lists (for a selected list type) you have saved
The first set of reports to be discussed answers the user’s question of “What work have I done in the LIMS?”. In other words, “Show me my work!”. These reports allow the user to access various types of work they have done within the LIMS.
The reports can all be accessed from function hyperlinks on your user record. You can use the My Account option under the main User dropdown menu as a shortcut to that page.
After navigating to the My Account page, the user will find a list of hyperlinks under the Action Toolbar that will open specific reports, each displaying the work of the individual user that is logged in.
My Files – This report lists all of the files (for the file type selected by the user) that you have attached to records. The report has hyperlinks to view the contents of each file.
My Experiments - This is a report that displays all of the experiments created by the user (for the experiment type selected).
My Samples – This report displays a list of samples registered by the user (for a selected sample type). This is often useful for chemists to help keep track of compounds they have synthesized.
My Lists – This report displays a list of any personal lists the user has saved (for a selected list type). This is useful for managing your lists of active compounds.
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5. Show Me All Data for a Sample/Lot
Multiple hyperlinks to many useful reports
These hyperlinks are configurable so you may have different ones
Similar reports are available for both the Sample Details and the Lot Details pages
The second set of reports answers the question “What experimental data has been collected for a given sample or lot?” In other words, Show me all data across all assays for this specific sample or lot.
There are a couple of similar reports that address this question. You can use whichever version of the report most closely meets your needs. We will discuss the details of the different versions shortly. All of these reports can be accessed from the Sample or Lot Details page of the record you are interested in.
Just like your user record, the Sample or Lot Details pages similarly contain hyperlinks to reports, which are located just below the Action toolbar. Click on the hyperlink of the report you are most interested in to view it.
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6. Common Sample Report Hyperlinks
Single Data: all experimental data on all lots of this sample. Each assay will be listed in a separate table. Each data point will be listed as a separate row in the table and will not be averaged (even if the lot and experimental protocol is the same).
Rejected Single Data: any experimental data that the scientist rejected prior to publishing an experiment
Sample Average Data: all experimental data on this sample. Each assay will be listed in a separate table. Multiple data points from different lots using the same experimental conditions or protocol will be averaged together. This report will just list the averaged value and %CV (and not include all the other aggregate statistics).
Sample Aggregate Data: same as Sample Average Data report plus other aggregate statistics
Lot Average Data: similar to Sample Average data. Multiple data points from different lots will not be averaged together, but multiple data points from the same lot using the same experimental conditions or protocol will be.
Lot Aggregate Data: same as Lot Average Data report plus other aggregate statistics
View Inventory: report shows you the quantity, locations, and container IDs of all lots of the sample
Your LIMS administrator can configure which hyperlinks you have available on a Sample or Lot Details page so your hyperlinks may differ slightly from what is on this slide. However, here are some of the most common Sample Report Hyperlinks and what type of data is in each of them:
Single Data – This report lists each assay in a separate table and each time a sample is tested it is displayed in a separate row.
Rejected Single Data – This report will display any experimental data that the scientists have rejected as invalid
Sample Average Data – This report will average together multiple data points using the same assay and protocol into a single row.
Sample Aggregate Data – This report is the same as the prior Sample Average Data Report, but includes more columns with additional aggregate statistics.
Lot Average Data – This report is also similar to the Sample Average Data report, however, the multiple data points from different lots will NOT be averaged together. In this report, only multiple data points from the SAME lot using the SAME assay and protocol will averaged together.
Lot Aggregate Data – This report is the same as the Lot Average Data report but includes additional aggregate statistics.
View Inventory – This report is called the ‘Sample Locations Report’ and displays a list of all of the container ID’s, quantities and locations for all lots of a single sample. Containers will be grouped in tables by container type. More details on this report is in the Inventory Management chapters.
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7. Show Me All Data for an Experiment
Use the Assay links to view reports across experiment
Experiment Details page gives you generic information that applies to the whole experiment
Click on the View Report link to see the detailed data for individual samples or Aggregate Data to see duplicate points averaged
Export to Excel exports the detailed report
Another common question users ask is “can you show me all the data for a set of samples tested together in an experiment?”. These reports can all be found from the Experiment Details page, once an experiment has been published. The Experimental Details page is the main page that displays links to all the relevant information about an experiment.
The main report you can access is the View Reports hyperlink in the Report section. This report will give you all the approved data for the experiment in an interactive Smart Table. If you are testing a sample lot multiple times, no data will be averaged, similar to the Single Data report. If you want to see this data in an Excel sheet use the Export to Excel hyperlink.
If you do not see this hyperlink, the experiment has not been finished by the scientist and the data is not ready for you to look at.
There are some other similar reports in the Report section on the Experimental Details page. The Aggregate Data report will average sample lots that are tested multiple times in the same experiment. The Rejected report will show all the data that the scientist marked as invalid.
The Experiment Details Page also contains multiple hyperlinks to view the Assay record. This is an easy way to navigate to the assay report which will be discussed shortly.
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8. Experiment Report
These are samples that were tested together in the same experiment
Follow the hyperlinks to see the Lot, Assay, Protocol, Container, etc. Details
If the user selects the View Report hyperlink on the main Experimental Details page, the Experiment Report will display all samples tested together in the same experiment. You can follow the hyperlinks provided, to see the lot, assay, protocol and container details if you want to drill into more detail.
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9. Show Me All Data across an Assay
Once on the Assay record, click on one of the reports to view the data
These are all the samples that were tested in the same assay from multiple experiments
All tables in reports and lists are sortable and filterable, click on a column header to toggle between an ascending/descending sort
One other frequent question from users is “can you show me all the data for everything that has been tested in any experiment for a specific assay?” The Assay Report is the canned report to address this.
You can navigate to an Assay Report from one of the reporting hyperlinks on an Assay Details page. The most common way to get to an Assay Details page is to follow a hyperlink from an Experiment Details page.
Assay reports are very similar to Experiment Reports. They are in the interactive Smart table that allows you to sort, filter and move columns dynamically. There are also single data reports that do not average data as well as aggregate data reports that average lots that are tested multiple times using the same assay and protocol. The main difference between an Experiment and Assay report is that the Assay report has an extra column with links to experiment records.
The results of clicking on the Single Data hyperlink of an Assay Details page are shown here.
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10. Show Me All Data for a Project
From a list of Projects or from a Project record directly, there are hyperlinks to reports that give an overall perspective of all records associated to a given project
One last question that users ask is “Can you show me all the data related to a project?” You can find some reports to that group all the data in this high level view underneath a Project Details page.
The easiest way to navigate to a Project Details page is to look under a Projects menu and select a List All sub-menu. From the Project list you can either directly click on a hyperlink to one of the reports you want to view or click on the name of the Project to view the Project Details page. On the Project Details page there will be hyperlinks to these report pages.
From there you can find all the samples or containers or experiments that are done for a particular project.
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11. Searching for Records
Quick Find – fastest way to look up a single record
Query Pages – provide you ways to filter records by attributes and associations; can be accessed by magnifying glass icon on records or from menus
Sample Query (Short) – search by sample attributes
Sample Query (Full) – search by sample & lot attributes as well as by assay criteria
Lot Query – search by lot attributes
Other Query Pages
List Functions Pages – way to look up multiple records at a time and apply a variety of reports to them
Now that we have seen some of the useful canned reports that CORE LIMS provides, lets move on to see how to search for specific data a user may be looking for. Core LIMS provides multiple query tools to look up data. Here are some of the options that you can use.
The Quick Find tool is a simple search box to enter a record barcode or name and is the fastest way to look up a single record.
The LIMS provides multiple Query Pages that you can filter records down to a smaller set that match your criteria based on values for attributes and associations. Every Entity Type in the LIMS will have its own query page that can be accessed by clicking on the magnifying glass icon in the Action Toolbar. Since Sample and Lots are key entity types that frequently need to be searched, there are multiple query pages that can be used.
Here are some of the Query Pages options. There is a Sample Query short option which just allows you to search by sample attributes only. The Sample Query Full option allows you to search by sample and lot attributes as well as by assay criteria. There is also a Lot Query option allowing the user to search by lot only
Finally, the List Functions Pages provide a great way to look up multiple records and apply a variety of reports to them.
Let’s take a closer look at these ways that Core allows the user to search for specific records within the LIMS.
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12. How Do I Use Quick Find?
1) Use the pull-down menu to define what type of item you are searching for (if not searching a barcode or record name)
2) Type in a single number in the box OR scan/type the barcode OR enter the record name (case sensitive)
3) Hit the arrow icon to start the search
The Quick Find tool is located in the upper right screen of all pages within the LIMS. The easiest way to use it is to type or scan a barcode of a record into the text box and click on the black arrow to initiate the search! Since the search should only find one match, it will automatically take the user directly to the record. If your record has a different name than the barcode, you can also use that name to find the record. Please be aware that a name search is case sensitive by default.
If you do not know the exact name or barcode of a record, you can use the pulldown menu on the left to indicate what type of record you are searching for and then type in the record number in the text box.
Note: Since there is only one “hit”, you will be taken directly to the record that you requested
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13. Common Query Workflows
Generate Report
Review hit list
Select interesting subset – send to a List Functions page
Save/Add to List
Search for records that meet criteria on Query Pages
Filter List using Smart Table (optional)
Generate Report (apply Report Format)
Add to queue
Core LIMS is flexible enough to accommodate many different scenarios for searching – this workflow shows some common actions that users can perform to help them find and process data
Before continuing on with specific details in regards to generating queries, let’s take a quite minute to look at some potential workflows in which queries can be used. Core LIMS is very flexible and accommodate many different ways to search. Let’s take a closer look at some common ways that people search and build non-canned reports.
One scenario is that the user will search for records that meet specific criteria set on a Query page. The user can do one of two things with this data. The user can simply generate a report from the records that match the query criteria by applying a report format that defines which data fields from Core LIMS will be displayed, and then be done with the workflow. We will discuss report formats in detail in a future lesson. OR, the user can review the list of records that is returned and filter the data interactively using a Smart Table, if needed. Once a final subset is selected, those specific records can be forwarded to a List Functions page. From the List Functions page, the user can generate a report, save or add the data to a list or add the data to a queue.
Now that we have some context for how queries and reports work together, let’s move on now to look at the Query pages in greater detail.
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14. General Tips for Query Pages
Type in values/use pull-down menus/pop-up calendars to narrow your results to records that are most interesting to you
Filling in multiple criteria is an “AND” query (i.e. a record must satisfy both conditions to pass the filter – to make an “OR” query, do a search for each condition individually, save the compound lists, and then combine them later in the List Functions page)
Performance speed is directly proportional to the # of hits in your answer set – narrow your query as much as possible
Since most searches have multiple answers, you will be usually taken to a Smart Table to view all results
Query pages provide the user with an easy way to narrow down to a smaller, more manageable set of records from the CORE LIMS. Following are some helpful tips to creating effective queries.
Query pages allow the user to type in values to query against, along with providing pull-down menu options and pop-up calendars to help set criteria. Be sure to enter values so that you can narrow down your results to the records that are most interesting to you. Entering no criteria at all is the equivalent of listing all active records for that entity type.
An important function of the query page, is that when multiple criteria is filled in, it is treated as an “AND” clause, meaning the record must satisfy BOTH conditions to pass the filter. If this is not what is desired, and “OR” option is preferred, do a search for each condition individually, save the compound lists, and then combine them later in the List Functions Page.
When executing a query, please keep in mind that the speed that your results are returned is directly proportional to the # of records returned by the query. Set your queries to return the smallest number of records possible for optimum performance.
Since most searches return more than one record, the results of the query will always be displayed in a Smart Table where you can view the data across the row. You can always click on any hyperlink to view a Details page if you are interested in a specific record.
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15. Sample Query (Short)
Short Query page is to search by Sample-level attributes only
Searching with no filters = List All records
Can specify fields to sort returned results by
If you have chemistry module, you can do exact, substructure, or similarity searches
One common query page is the Sample Query – Short form. This type of query allows the user to search by Sample-level attributes only. If no filters are selected, the search will return all samples of this type. Remember, performance is directly proportional to the number of records returned, so an ALL query will take the most time to run.
Once filter criteria has been selected, a sort option is available to allow the user to sort the data by that particular field.
If you have a chemistry module, you can do exact substructure or similarity searches.
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16. Lot Query
The Lot query is very similar to the sample query (short form) except the attributes appropriately filter by batch specific information and not sample.
Very similar to the Sample Query (Short) except that the attributes to filter by are batch-specific information
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17. Sample Query (Full)
When all the options have been set, hit the Search button
The Sample Query (Full form) is a more powerful query tool than the short form. This page allows you to search across Sample, Lot and Assay criteria at the same time. It can be intimidating because there are so many more options for the user to select, but let’s take a closer look to understand them in more detail.
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This comprehensive search page has a section for Sample, Lot, and Assay criteria. There are many options, but it is powerful!

18. List Format vs. Report Format
List Format – returns all attributes (of either sample or lot) for the list of records returned
Report Format – returns user-defined specific attributes based selections on the fly or stored in a report format record
The Full Query page will allow the user the option to return sample, OR Lot barcodes and attributes. Since all assay data is reported on the lot, the lot option is set by default.
On many Query pages and especially on the Full Query page, you will have an option to return results in a variety of formats. The most common formats used are the List or Report format. List format will return all attributes for the list of records returned. Note that if you are returning lots, you will see all lot attributes in the results. If you are returning samples, you will see the sample-level attributes.
A second option in the dropdown is to return the data in a Report Format. The Report Format returns specific attributes based on selections on the fly or stored in a report format record. This will allow you to see a mixture of sample, lot, and assay attributes in the resulting Smart Table. We will discuss how to make your own report formats in a future lesson.
Data can also be returned in form view (which is one record per page), in an excel file, or if you have the chemistry module, in SD file format. All of these options are available to the user on the Sample Query (Full).
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19. Query Hits Returned as a List
Further data may be stored underneath tabs
To transfer rows to the List Functions page (where you can apply reports to the set), select the Send to list functions menu beneath either the All or Selected Items sub-menu
Note: These menus are configurable
Select individual rows using the Shift or Control keys to highlight desired rows
To drill down into the details of any individual record – click on one of the hyperlinks
For any query that you return in List Format, you will see a list page similar to the example on this slide. It will display the data as a table with one record per row. All of the attributes and associations will be listed as columns across the table. If the Entity Details page has tabs, so will the Smart Table. There will be lots of hyperlinks, allowing the user to drill down further into the details of an individual record returned.
The List page contains a Functions tab, allowing the user to pass selected data on to a list functions page if desired. Select individual rows to pass by clicking on a row to highlight it. Hold down the Control key to highlight multiple, non-adjacent rows. You can hold down the Shift key to highlight all rows between rows that you select. Passing the data to a list functions page allows the user to apply reports to the set of data. All of the data can be passed along, or just the selected rows, if only a subset is desired.
Every record that passed the filters is listed in a table, 1 record per row
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20. Can Forward Rows to List Functions
A wide variety of reports and tasks can be performed from here (more details later…)
3) Hit the Submit button
1) The list can be automatically transferred from a Smart Table
(Alternatively, you can start from this page, type or copy/paste a list of identifiers in, and apply a report to search for information on multiple samples/lots at the same time)
2) Choose one of the reports or tasks
If passing the data on to the List Functions Page, the user will now have a variety of reports or tasks available to send the data to. We will go into the Sample List Functions Page into greater detail later in the lesson. For now, simply take note of the fact that the List Members section can be auto-populated with the data from the Smart Table. (Of course it can also be manually typed in or copied if this data is already known or available by some means other than via a query).
Once the List Members section has been populated, the user can simply select the appropriate function to execute, set the appropriate parameters for the function, and click on the submit key to process that function request.
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21. Common Query Filters
Name: You can use % as a wildcard to look for a set of closely related names
Range: You can enter a starting record sequence and an ending record sequence to find a set of records entered together
Created: Use an operator to look for all records created before or after a specific date (at midnight)
Created Range: Look for all records created between two dates
Created By: Search for the user who created the record
Active/Inactive/All: Default setting is to only view active records, but you can search for inactive records if needed
Let’s go back and look at some more common features of Query Pages. Depending which query page you are on, you will have query filters that are specific to the entity type that you are searching – basically the attributes and associations for that entity type.
There are a few query filters that are generic to all queries and are on every query page. These are at the top before the specific entity type filters. Here are a few common query filters that you might want to use:
Name: you can filter records by the name of the record. This can be useful if you are not using barcodes and have a series of closely related names that you want to retrieve. Then you can use a % as a wildcard operator to define the filter value.
Range: You can enter a starting record sequence and an ending record sequence to find a set of records entered together. This can be useful if you just want to return a small number of records to get a feel for the types of values in the data. For example, you may want to return records 1 to 10.
Created: You can use an operator to look for all records created before or after a specific date. Note that the time is assumed to be midnight so if you are searching for records created before a certain date, set the date for the day before so you are not including records created on that day before midnight.
Created Range: You can look for all records created between two dates. You can type dates in directly or use the pop-up calendar to select dates.
Created By: You can search for the user who created the record
Active/Inactive/All: The default setting is to only view active records in the LIMS. However, if you need to specifically search for inactive records choose the Inactive setting. All will retrieve both active and inactive records.
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22. How Do I Know My Query is Going?
If you don’t get an instant result, it may not be as obvious that the system is working on your request – depending on your browser if there is a circle spinning, the system is “thinking”
If something appears to be “stuck”, then it is probably a better idea to stop your current process (typically hit Esc) first, then resubmit the task
Sometime you can see a progress bar or messages at the bottom of the screen
Earlier in the lesson we said that the performance of a query is based on the number of rows returned. If a large number of rows are to be returned, you may not get the data back immediately. So how do you know the system is still “thinking” and processing the request? That depends on what type of internet browser you are using. Here are some common indicators to look for: A small spinning circle may display, indicating the LIMS is processing your request. A “Wait” message or progress bar may also display at the bottom of the screen, helping to indicate the progress of your request. If it should happen that your request does not appear to be processing and appears to be “stuck” then it is suggested to try to stop your request. Typically hitting the escape key will work to end the submission. Recheck your criteria and submit again when ready.
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23. Canned Reports From List Functions
Once you have identified a group of records that meet certain criteria, you may want to get a report with key information from those records
Three very common reports can be derived from the List Functions page:
How do I get all data in the system on a group of samples/lots? (All Single Data)
How do I get all data for a specific assay on a group of samples/lots? (Single Data In)
How do I get a table of data that contains key values across many assays? (Generate Report)
Once we have run our query and identified several records that we are interested in more information, we saw earlier how we can forward specific records to the List Functions page. In addition to performing a wide variety of operations on those records (like storing records in lists, adding to queues for processing, or performing inventory operations) you can also run some common canned reports on the set of records. We will look at three very common reports that can be run from the List Functions Page. These will allow the user to get a report with key information derived from the records passed into the page.
The All Single Data Report will return all of the data in the system on a group of samples or lots.
The Single Data In Report will display all data for a specific assay on a group of samples or lots.
The Generate Report Option will display a table of the data that contains the key values across multiple assays.
Let’s continue on to look at these in greater detail
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24. All Single Data
The All Single Data Report will return all published data in the system on a group of samples
Single Data returns all points when a sample is run multiple times in an assay
Aggregate Data will average points when a sample is run multiple times under the same conditions
The Sample List Functions page is displayed here. You can see the All Single Data option selected here. This report returns all published data in the system for the group of samples passed into the List Functions Page. In general, a Single Data Reports return all a row for each data point when a sample is run multiple times in an experiment or assay.
If All Aggregate Data is selected, it will average points when a sample is run multiple times under the same conditions.
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25. All Single Data Reports
Each sample in the list will be listed sequentially
Every assay that has data will have a table on the right
Sample and Lot Details are displayed on the left
Go to experiment report to compare with other samples in an experiment
When the All Single Data Reports are run, each sample in the List Members section will be listed separately. Sample and Lot details will be displayed on the left with the Assay data displayed within tables on the right, if the sample has an assay assigned.
Within the Assay section, there is a hyperlink that allows the user to navigate to an experiment report for that specific experiment and concentration. This will allow the user to compare that sample with other samples in an experiment.
This is a large report with many data points. If you have many samples to look at together, it will probably be easier if you just pick out the critical attributes that you need to compare in a simple table and use the Generate Report option described later.
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26. Single Data In
The Single Data In Report will return all active data for a selected assay on a group of samples/lots
Once Assay Type is selected, the Assay list will be populated
The All Single Data In report will return all active data for a selected assay on a group of samples or lots. Once the user selects the Assay Type, the Assay list will be populated.
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27. Generate Report
The Generate Report gives you a table with key values across many assays
Can select from a variety of public or customized private reports
Can view in a web page, Excel table, or export as a SD file
Tip: for Excel pages, the structures are sortable images, but cannot perform any advanced chemistry functions (like editing structure settings, etc.). If you have tools that can embed structures in a spreadsheet, you may want to import an SD file into an Excel table or convert smiles into a structure instead
Selecting All Lots will give one row for each available lot;
Deselecting All Lots will concatenate values from different lots into a single row
The Generate Report option, on the List Functions Page, will provide the user with a table of key values across multiple assays along with any sample or lot attributes. This is a quick and easy way to generate a Structure-Activity Relationship table.
The columns of data that are displayed in the table are defined by a Report Format. Report formats can either be pre-created by another user (such as a LIMS administrator or a project manager or a co-worker) or you can create your own personal report format. Once they have been created, you can select them in the drop down menu in the List Functions page.
The output can display in html format and be viewed in an interactive Smart table, it can be exported to an EXCEL table, or can be exported as a SD file if you have the chemistry module.
If you have chemical structures, another option is available to select or deselect Structures with the report. With EXCEL formatting, the structures are included in the EXCEL table as sortable images, however any advanced chemistry functions cannot be performed within EXCEL. If you have tools that allow you to embed structures within spreadsheets, you may opt to import an SD file into an EXCEL table or convert smiles into a structure instead .
Selecting the All option, will display one row for each lot displayed in the report. Deselecting the All option, will concatenate values from different lots into a single row.
 Smiles are a way to describe chemical structures. Notation was originally written by Daylight. We don't need to explain further here - chemists will know what we are talking about and everyone else will ignore it since it is not relevant to them.
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28. Generate Report in Excel
The Excel table will open in a web browser. In the browser menu, go to File>Save as and choose .xls as a file format. Then you can open the report directly in Excel and have access to all standard Excel functionality.
Note: The structures are non-embedded images, but they will move if data in other columns are re-sorted as long as they are not undocked from their original cell
If the user selects to display the report in an EXCEL Format, the EXCEL table will open in a web browser. The user will need to save the table AS an EXCEL formatted file by going to the File  Save option and choosing the .xls file format. After saving as an EXCEL formatted file, the file can then be opened within EXCEL and will have all of the standard EXCEL functionality available.
Notice that the structures are included in the table, and are non-embedded images. Even though they are non-embedded images, they will still sort and move in accordance with the other corresponding rows of data. As long as they are not undocked from their original cell, they will continue to behave in this manner.
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29. HTML Report: Smart Table Filters
HTML reports will output an interactive Smart table that can aid your decision-making process
Click on a column header to get menus with useful functionality
You can hide columns that you don’t need to currently view
You can also filter rows that you don’t need to currently view
If the user selects an HTML report, the data will output to an interactive Smart Table that you can use to help further filter the data and allow you to focus in on the rows you need and make decisions on them.
This Smart Table can be sorted ascending or descending by any column selected. Columns can also be reordered or hidden so extra data that is not needed or irrelevant data does not display.
Rows of data can also be filtered so that it doesn’t show on the table also. The filters will adjust according to the data type. Numeric data will have operators such as greater than, less than or equal to or allow you to enter number ranges. Although not shown on this slide, text data types will allow you to search for strings and date data types will allow you to search for dates with operators and ranges. It is because of this powerful filtering capability that Smart Tables are included in most reports and many other pages in the Core LIMS system.
This concludes the chapter on Canned Reports and Query Pages. If there are any concepts that you wish to review at this time, please go back through the lesson pertaining to that topic.
Thank You!
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