itBioPath has a powerful inventory management feature that helps to track specimen storage. This system keeps track of the amount of the specimen that is stored in each individual aliquot in a storage unit. It also groups all of the aliquots from a single specimen together and displays the total amount of the specimen that is remaining. As portions of a specimen are disbursed to various projects, these disbursements are subtracted from the remaining amount of the appropriate aliquots. This helps maintain accurate inventory. As aliquots are depleted, the storage cells where the aliquots were located become available again. The cells are now available to record the storage of a new specimen as it is collected and stored. The system is flexible enough to handle any arrangement of storage. Storage units can be divided up into various sections or racks as appropriate, and this structure will be represented in the inventory system. At the most local level, specimens are stored in specific aliquots that are assigned to specific cells identified by row and column values (up to 9 rows and 9 columns) within a specific box. Boxes may be grouped by rack or section of a freezer, or they appear as the first level within a freezer. It is customizable to accurately depict how the physical storage unit itself is organized and how the manager responsible for the storage unit wants it to appear in the system.

• Editing Aliquots
• Connecting a Barcode Label Printer to itBioPath
• Removing a Barcode Label Printer from itBioPath
• Freezer Management
• Viewing the Contents of a Box in a Freezer
• Accessing the Specimen Record for the Specimen associated with an Aliquot
• Editing Box Details
• Adding a New Box to a Freezer from the Add Aliquot Window