Applies to QEST Web App

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Overview

Laboratory test methods will often incorporate the results from other tests as part of an intermediate calculation needed to produce a final result. There are a number of scenarios that arise requiring this type of relationship between a main test and its associated test.

To allow flexibility where results from different tests have to be considered together, there are four ways to import an associated test result:

• Measured as part of this test

• Import from another test

• Automatically import from another test on this sample

• External source (final result only)

Measured As Part of this Test

When an associated test result is derived as part of the typical workflow for the main test, this option makes it possible to enter values and calculate the associated test result on the main test’s worksheet. These included associated tests are also referred to as “embedded tests”.

The example shown below is for measuring the As-Received Water Content for an Atterberg Limits test. All of the rules and logic are the same as in the standalone water content test but it is completed as part of the larger Atterberg Limit test and displayed on the same worksheet.

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Selection of Test Method

A number of tests exist that require a moisture content result for calculations and are flexible on how the result is obtained. This flexibility is implemented by permitting different moisture content test methods to be used to determine the required result.

As a consequence, there are some cases in QEST Web App worksheets when the user can select which test method should be used for an embedded test.

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Where this functionality is available:

• When Measured as part of this test is selected, the user will be presented with a list of compatible test methods.

• When the required test method is selected, the selected embedded test will be created and embedded. 

Import from Another Test

Choosing Import from another test allows the user to select a result from another completed standalone test by entering the sample number of the test the user wishes to import from, or importing a test on the current sample.

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If a value is imported from another test, an Open Worksheet link will be provided for the user to navigate to that test.

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If the user navigates to the standalone test via the Open Worksheet button, the user will see an informational banner stating that this result is now being used elsewhere so care should be taken before changing any results here.

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The user can navigate back to the main test by clicking on the test method name in the banner.

Automatically Import from Another Test on This Sample

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The Automatically import from another test on this sample option provides a mechanism to automate the process that often occurs when a given test uses a result from an associated test that is usually performed around the same time.

When this option is available and selected, the results from the completed associated test are automatically exported from the associated test to the target test that requires them, and the target test re-calculates its results.

External Source

Where results for a given test have been supplied by a third party, rather than in-house, the user can select External source (final result only). This allows recording the Source of the result, the Test Method followed to obtain the result and, the final result rounded appropriately as per the test method.

The Test Method selection is restricted to only those methods permitted by the parent test method. If there are no restrictions defined in the parent test method, the field will allow free entry to record the associated test method used.

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