SpecimenContainerTracking
This table contains information about specimen containers. This includes information about what specimen it belongs to and its current location. This table was originally used to store submitter information. When looking at the SQL for this table you will see some columns still have "submitter" in their name even though this table now holds container information.
| Column Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SpecimenContainerIdentifier | VARCHAR | The unique ID of the container record. |
| ExternalAssetIdentifier | VARCHAR | Stores the complete external record identifier for the asset |
| ContainerDisposalDate | DATETIME | The date on which this container should be disposed. The date is calculated based on the disposal date setup hierarchy in the test, container type, lab, and facility record when a container is put in storage. A setting in the lab and facility record determines if the container will be automatically disposed by the system. |
| DestinationLaboratoryIdentifier | VARCHAR | The unique ID of the laboratory that this container is destined for. |
| OvumCultureFertilityCycleIdentifier | NUMERIC | This item contains the cycle ID that the corresponding culturing dish OVC was created for. |
| ContainerTransferIdentifier | INTEGER | Represents a unique ID associated with transferring this container to another lab. |
| InstanceCommunityIdentifier | VARCHAR | The Community ID (CID) of the instance from which this record or line was extracted. This is only populated if you use IntraConnect. |
| PreviousContainerStatus | INTEGER | Stores the status of a container before it is marked in transit, in case the change needs to be reverted. |
| NetworkExternalIdentifier | VARCHAR | The ID for a container received over the Orders and Results Anywhere network, if a non-unique container ID was sent. |
| ExternalIdentifierOrganizationIdentifier | NUMERIC | The unique ID of the organization who sent a container received over the Orders and Results Anywhere network, if a non-unique container ID was sent. |
| SpecimenContainerStatusCategory | INTEGER | The status category number for the specimen container. |
| ContainerPatientIdentification | VARCHAR | The unique ID of the patient (EPT) who is associated with the container record. |
| ContainerStatusCode | INTEGER | The status category ID for the container. |
| IntraConnectOwningInstanceCommunityIdentifier | VARCHAR | The Community ID (CID) of the instance that owns this record or line. This is only populated if you use IntraConnect. |
| IsNotOriginalContainerFlag | VARCHAR | Flag indicating the container is not an original collection container. This does not apply to micro plates or anatomic pathology containers. |
| BlockCassettePieceCount | INTEGER | The number of pieces in a block cassette. |
| LinkedRequisitionGrouperRecordIdentification | NUMERIC | The unique ID of the requisition grouper that is associated with the container record. |
| EmbryologyContainerUserComments | VARCHAR | The embryology container comments entered by the user who created the container. |
| SpecimenContainerTypeCategory | INTEGER | The container type category number for the specimen container. |
| ContainerMediaTypeIdentifier | VARCHAR | The unique ID of the media type that is associated with this container. |
| SpecimenContainerName | VARCHAR | The name of the container. |