Units of Measurement

Execute Configuration Manager | Metadata | Sample Tracker Metadata and select the Units of Measure option at the left to setup the units of measure used to record and convert the results of analysis.

To add a unit of measure, select New | Measure Units from the ribbon menu, or click the Add button on the local toolbar.

You can also use the tools on the local toolbar to manage the items in the grid:

	Add a new item to the list.
	Properties: view or edit the item currently selected in the list.
	Delete the item currently selected in the list.

When you add, edit, or remove metadata items, you can click the Refresh button on the ribbon to commit those changes to the underlying database and refresh the Metadata view to show the changes you have made.

Conversion

To add a Conversion for the current Unit of Measure, select New | Conversion from the ribbon menu, or click the Add button on the local toolbar.

The Sample Tracker unit conversion engine applies the constants in the conversion formula:
Result = (Value + ConstA)*Factor + ConstB

The following setup pages are also provided:

• Laboratories
• Lab Preparation
• Laboratory Methods
• Generic Methods
• QC Types
• Standards
• Other Lookups