PREACCESSION_ORDER

Description:

This table contains the preaccession orders for the specimen. When the specimen is accessioned these orders will be placed on the specimen with the given specimen numbers. After accessioning has occurred the table for the specimen will be cleared.

Primary Key

Column Name	Ordinal Position
SPECIMEN_ID	1
LINE	2

Column Information

	Name	Type	Discontinued?
1	SPECIMEN_ID	VARCHAR	No
	The unique identifier (.1 item) for the specimen record.
2	LINE	INTEGER	No
	The line number for the information associated with this record. Multiple pieces of information can be associated with this record.
3	PREACC_ORD_ID	NUMERIC	No
	Orders associated with this specimen prior to accessioning to help keep track of the specimen number to use. When the orders are accessioned they will be added to the specimen they are on and will use the associated specimen number for the test. When the orders are accessioned, this item will be cleared.