Hello everyone,
I’m implementing OpenELIS Global v3.2.1 for an anatomic pathology lab in Syria, two sites (Homs and Idlib) running surgical pathology, cytology, and IHC on a single shared instance.
I have a question about accession number prefixes. In our configuration file (SystemConfiguration.properties), I see three related settings:
- ACCESSION_NUMBER_PREFIX
- ALT_ACCESSION_PREFIX / USE_ALT_ACCESSION_PREFIX
- ALPHANUM_ACCESSION_PREFIX / USE_ALPHANUM_ACCESSION_PREFIX
Our pathologists would ideally like different prefixes per specimen type, for example S2026-001 for surgical cases and C2026-001 for cytology. Even better would be site-specific prefixes like HS (Homs Surgical), HC (Homs Cytology), etc.
My questions:
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How does ALT_ACCESSION_PREFIX work? how does it interact with the primary prefix? is it selected automatically based on sample type, or manually by the user during order entry?
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Is there any way to configure more than two prefixes within a single instance?
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For those running multi-site anatomic pathology labs on a single instance, how do you handle accession numbering? Do you use a single prefix and rely on lab unit metadata to distinguish site origin?
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If we add another site later, can we also add more prefixes to them?
Currently I’m planning to use a single prefix (AP) with lab units for site differentiation, but wanted to check if there’s a better approach before we go live with real cases.
Thank you for any guidance!