Aliquots/Derivatives
Function: Easily create one or multiple derivatives, and aliquots for each of your samples or compounds with automated or customized IDs.
Use case: Prepare aliquots of biological samples or compounds for long-term storage to maintain sample integrity and facilitate the creation of working solutions for current and future experiments.
Go to Labsheets
Select your preferred Labsheet
Select your samples/rows for which you need to create children
Check out 'Create Children' in the floating toolbar
In the Create Children menu, select the number of children you want per parent and the Destination Labsheet
Choose whether to deduct quantity or inherit properties when the children are created. The deduct quantity option is only available if the quantity column is present in both parent and destination Labsheets
Click "Create Children"
After the children are created successfully, you can optionally assign them to storage locations by clicking "Assign Locations", or skip this step to assign them another time. Assigning locations requires a location column
You can either create a new location for the children to be assigned to or assign them to an existing location and click "Move Items"
Deduct Quantity
When creating children, you have the option to deduct quantity from the parent quantity column is present in both parent and destination columns. You can enable this by checking the Deduct quantity option under configuration. The parent's quantity is taken away from it and shared equally among the created children; e.g. if the parent had an initial quantity of 10, each child will get a quantity of 5.
