Samples

When you log in to your account, the “Samples” page opens, consisting of the following elements:

1. Navigation path;
2. “Menu” button
3. “Full Screen Mode” button;
4. “Dark theme/Light theme” button;
5. “User” button;
6. Toolbar;
7. “More” menu;
8. Table of samples.

Navigation path

The navigation path displays the path to the open page. Click on the navigation path element to go to the corresponding page.

“Menu” button

The “Menu” button opens the main menu.

The main menu consists of six items used to navigate around the website:

1. “Samples”;
2. “Patients”.
3. “Archive”;
4. “Log”;
5. “Quality control”;
6. “Settings”;

“Full Screen Mode” button

The “Full Screen Mode” button opens the page in full screen. To exit the full-screen mode, click the “Full Screen Mode” button again or press the “Esc” key on the keyboard.

“Dark theme/Light theme” button

The “Dark theme/Light theme” button switches the color scheme of the application.

“User” button

The “User” button opens the user menu consisting of the following items:

• “Change password” — changing the current password;
• “Log out” — logging out of the account.
• “Pathoview account” — displayed only when the Pathoview account is connected, shows the currently connected account.
  • “Log out” — logging out of the Pathoview account.

Toolbar

The set of buttons on the toolbar depends on the selection of samples in the table. The toolbar consists of the following elements:

1. “Refresh” — refreshes the table of sample;
2. “Filter” — adds sample filters;
3. “All Samples” — displays all samples in the table;
4. “Assigned Samples” — displays only those samples for which the current user is responsible;
5. “Table View” — displays samples as a table;
6. “Slides View” — displays samples as a gallery;
7. “Share” — provides a link to the sample, the button is available when you select a sample from the table or gallery of samples;
8. “Send to Pathoview” — sends the sample to the personal storage on Pathoview;
9. Search bar — quick search for samples in the table by column values.

“More” menu

The "More" menu contains tools for work with the sample selected in the table:

1. “In Progress” — changes the sample status to “In Progress”;
2. “Delayed” — changes the sample status to “Delayed”;
3. “Completed” — changes the sample status to “Completed”;
4. “Pathology flag” — selects the pathology flag state: “Normal”, “Pathology”;
5. “Archive” — sends the sample to the archive, only available for the samples with “Completed” status;
6. “Responsible” — allows selecting the user responsible for the sample;
7. “Report” — shows the sample report, only available for the samples with “Completed” status;
8. “LIS” — receiving and sending samples to the LIS;
9. “Delete” — deletes the samples.

You can also open the context menu for the samples selected in the table by right-clicking on a selected sample.

Table and gallery of samples

All samples uploaded by the user (users) are displayed as a table or a gallery, depending on the selected display mode.

The set and order of columns in the sample table is configured in the settings. By default, the table of samples consists of the following columns:

• “Sample selection box” — allows you to select a sample from the table;
• “Slide View” — displays the thumbnail of the digital slide;
• “Shared” — displays a special icon if link access is enabled for the sample;
• “Flag” — displays the state of out of reference range flag;
• “Pathology flag” — displays the state of the pathology flag;
• “Status” — displays the status of the samples;
• “Sample Date” — displays the date of sampling;
• “Last Change Date” — displays the date of the last change made to the sample;
• “Id — displays the sample Id;
• “Type” — displays the sample type;
• “Note” — displays the sample note;
• “Size” — displays the size of the storage space occupied by the sample.

To sort by column, hover over the selected column, click on the drop-down list icon and select the sorting option: “Sort asc”, “Sort desc”.

The gallery displays thumbnails of digital slides.

To view the sample information, hover the cursor over the sample image and click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the image.

Sending samples to Pathoview

To send a sample to the personal storage on Pathoview, select the required sample in the list by checking the box to the left of the sample image, the click the “Send to Pathoview” button.

If the Pathoview account is not connected, a window will appear prompting you to connect the account. Enter your account details and click “OK”. Once the account in connected, the sample will be sent to your personal storage on Pathoview.

While sending the samples, you will see a window with the progress bar and a button to cancel the process.

Providing access to samples via the link

The user without an account can view samples via a special link. To share such a link, select the sample in the list by clicking on the checkbox to the left of the sample image. Click on the "Share" button.

In the window that opens, click the toggle button (1) and select “Copy link” (2). The link to the sample selected in the table will be copied to the clipboard.
To send the link by email, enter one or more email addresses separated by a space in the corresponding field (3) and click send (4).

Assigning responsibility for the sample

To assign or change the user responsible for the sample, select the required sample in the list by clicking on the checkbox to the left of the sample image, then click on the “More” button and select “Responsible”.

In the window that opens, select the user from the “Assign responsibility” table (1) and click “Assign” (2). The selected user will be moved to the “Responsible” table (3). To remove the user from the “Responsible” table, select the user and click “Remove” (4). To confirm the changes, click “OK” (5), and to exit without changes, click “Cancel” (6).