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Submit order request to your lab manager

Tell your lab manager what you want to order by submitting new order requests in your group. Once you build up an order history, you can search through it and request items you've ordered before. 1. In “Orders Request” tab. Click the green button: “+Order Request” 2. Fill in the necessary fields, and click “Submit Request”. Your lab manager can receive a mail notification about your request and start process your order immediately. 3. Congratulation! Your order request is submitted! Now, wait until your lab manager approves it and place actual order for you.

Why should one specify sub-location for inventory items?

Sub-locations is a convenient way to keep account of your items. Your lab may have numerous inventory locations such as closets, liquid nitrogen racks, desiccators and so on.  How do we keep track of all items inside? Tracking by one location field is just not enough!  Often location has several dimensions, for example: "The bottle is located in 1) yellow closet (location field) 2) top shelf (sub-location field)"  In this case, "sub-location" concept becomes very useful Labeling biological samples In case of biological samples, which are stored in racks, sub-locations become crucial. The sub-location may look look that box5-4-7, which stands for box number 5, 4th row, and 7th column. Sub-location drop-down is sorted, therefore it's very easy to find the next free slot inside the box. The rack identifier may be stored in location field. Labeling chemicals Often, chemical bottles and containers are marked  with A-123, A-124, A-125, when the su