Add Non-Bio-Rad Lots

Unity Real Time™ online can be used for intralaboratory performance tracking of non-Bio-Rad control products. Unity Real Time™ online reports and charts are available, but Unity™ Interlaboratory Reports are not available for non-Bio-Rad control products.

Non-Bio-Rad lot numbers can contain up to 15 characters, which can be a mixture of numbers, letters, and symbols. However, you cannot assign a Bio-Rad lot number to a non-Bio-Rad control.

1. Log in as a user with the Manage labs/lots/tests permission.
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. Click Lot.
4. If you have more than one lab number, make sure the correct number appears in the Lab number list.
5. Select Other from the Control name list in the Lot information section.
6. Click Add.
7. Define the control name in the Control name field.
8. Type the lot number in the Master lot number field.
9. Type the manufacturer name in the Manufacturer field.
10. Select the matrix from the Matrix list.
11. Click the up or down arrow located to the right of the Levels field and select the number of levels for the control.

    Note: You can specify up to nine levels; however, the software limits the test evaluation to four levels on non-Bio-Rad controls.

12. Click the arrow located to the right of the Expiration date and select an expiration date from the calendar.

    Note: The default expiration date is one year from the last day of the current month.

13. Click OK.

    The lot number appears at the bottom of the Open lots list.