SPEC_TEST_REL
Description:
The SPEC_TEST_REL table contains information stored on each specimen record that relates to the tests performed on the specimen. Each test appears as a distinct row in this table.

Primary Key
Column Name Ordinal Position
SPECIMEN_ID 1
LINE 2

Column Information
Name Type Discontinued?
1 SPECIMEN_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID of 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 SPEC_TEST_PRI_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The test priority category number for the specimen.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
4 SPEC_TST_ORDER_ID NUMERIC No
The unique identifier of the order that is associated with this specimen
5 SPEC_TST_CANC_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The reason for cancelation category number for a canceled specimen.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
6 SPEC_TST_CANC_INST DATETIME (Local) No
The instant when a test on the specimen was cancelled.
7 SPEC_TST_ACC_LAB_ID VARCHAR No
The unique identifier of the lab where the test was originally supposed to be performed.
8 TEST_DEST_LAB_ID VARCHAR No
The unique identifier of the lab to which the specimen is being transferred.
9 REDRAWN_ORDERS_ID NUMERIC No
Stores an order after a test has been marked as canceled but the order should be redrawn.
10 ORD_PERF_LINE INTEGER No
Stores the line number of the performable procedure linked to this test in the order record's superitem 51300.
11 TIERED_TAT INTEGER No
The amount of time, in minutes, from when a specimen is received that can pass before its tests are considered overdue.
12 NOT_REPORT_FLAG_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The not reported flag category number for this test. 1-Yes (or 2-Tmp) indicates that this test is not reported (temporarily) to the submitter. 0-No indicates that this test is reported to the submitter.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
No
Yes
Tmp
13 LAST_RECV_UTC_DTTM DATETIME (UTC) No
The date and time this test was last received into the lab in UTC. This is used to calculate turnaround times if you have configured them to be based on the last receive instant.
14 LAB_CHG_TRG_FLG INTEGER No
Bit flag to track charge triggering. The flag tracks whether different types of charges, such as primary charges and additional billing charges, have been triggered.
15 CHG_TRG_LVL_C_NAME VARCHAR No
Primary charge trigger level of the test. It is used to evaluate if void & repost should be performed when the test's billing information is updated.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Test Level
Order Level
16 SPEC_TST_SEC_ID VARCHAR No
Performing section. This is populated any time results are entered for the test, and represents the actual section that performed the test.
17 TEST_VAL_STATUS_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The validation status of the test. In the case of multiple tests on a specimen, this column will store the validation status of each test in the corresponding row. There are two other columns in the SPEC_TEST_REL table that store the user ID and instant associated with the status that is stored in this column. Those columns are TEST_STATUS_PERSON and TEST_STATUS_DTTM.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Ordered
Hold (System)
Hold (User)
On Test
On Repeat
Resulted
Preliminary
Edited/Preliminary
Verified
Canceled
Pending Preliminary Verification
Pending Final Verification
18 TEST_STATUS_PERSON VARCHAR No
The unique ID of the user associated with the validation status of the test. In the case of multiple tests on a specimen, this column will store the validation status of each test in the corresponding row. There are two other columns in the SPEC_TEST_REL table that store the status and instant associated with the user ID that is stored in this column. Those columns are TEST_VAL_STATUS_C and TEST_STATUS_DTTM.
19 TEST_STATUS_PERSON_NAME VARCHAR No
The name of the user record. This name may be hidden.
20 TEST_STATUS_DTTM DATETIME (Local) No
The instant associated with the validation status of the test. In the case of multiple tests on a specimen, this column will store the validation status of each test in the corresponding row. There are two other columns in the SPEC_TEST_REL table that store the status and user ID associated with the instant that is stored in this column. Those columns are TEST_VAL_STATUS_C and TEST_STATUS_PERSON.
21 TST_CANCEL_UTC_DTTM DATETIME (UTC) No
The UTC date and time when the test was canceled or redrawn.
22 TEST_VER_UTC_DTTM DATETIME (UTC) No
Stores the verification instant of the test in the UTC format. The item is set/updated when the test is either prelim verified or final verified and is cleared when a result correction is done.
23 ORDERED_UTC_DTTM DATETIME (UTC) No
This stores the date the test was associated with the specimen in UTC.
24 ORDER_INST_DTTM DATETIME (Local) No
The instant the order associated with this test was placed or released. If this test is associated with the performable procedure of a panel, the instant is returned from the orderable procedure.
25 ORDER_INST_UTC_DTTM DATETIME (UTC) No
The instant the order associated with this test was placed or released in UTC. If this test is associated with the performable procedure of a panel, the instant is returned from the orderable procedure.
26 MISSING_REQ_DATA_C_NAME VARCHAR No
Indicates if any missing required result data was detected for this test at resulting.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
No Missing Required Result Data
Missing Required or Required and Recommended Result Data
Missing Only Recommended Result Data
27 REPORTABLE_YN VARCHAR No
Indicates if this test includes any component or isolate that is flagged as reportable.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
No
Yes
28 LEVEL_INTERACTION_C_NAME VARCHAR No
Indicates the level of automated or manual interaction during the resulting process.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Not tracked, or never verified
Manual entry
Automated entry, manual edit before verification
Automated entry, no edit before verification
29 AUTO_VERIFIED_YN VARCHAR No
Indicates if this test was ever auto-verified.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: REPORTABLE_YN
30 DELTA_YN VARCHAR No
Indicates if this test includes a component flagged as a delta.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: REPORTABLE_YN
31 INSTRUMENT_ERROR_YN VARCHAR No
Indicates if this test includes any component or isolate that is flagged with an instrument error.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: REPORTABLE_YN
32 TEST_RESULT_TYPE_ID VARCHAR No
The unique identifier of the result type that is assigned to this test.
33 TEST_RESULT_TYPE_ID_RESULT_TYPE_NAME VARCHAR No
This is the name of the Result Type record - item OVG .2.
34 CHARGE_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID of the charge associated with the test.
35 TST_STAT_ABNORMS_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The category number for the overall test abnormality. This is usually the same as the internal ID. If you use IntraConnect, this is the Community ID (CID).
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Normal
36 GEN_WORKCARD_RESULT_TYPE_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID of the workcard result type which is associated with the test.
37 GEN_WORKCARD_RESULT_TYPE_ID_RESULT_TYPE_NAME VARCHAR No
This is the name of the Result Type record - item OVG .2.
38 LNK_SPEC_TST_TOGETHER_YN VARCHAR No
May only be populated in legacy records. Indicates whether linked specimens are tested together with this test. 'Y' indicates that a linked specimen should be tested with this test. 'N' or NULL indicate that linked specimens are not tested with this test.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: REPORTABLE_YN
39 CHRG_METHOD_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID associated with the previous charge method used for this test.
40 CHRG_METHOD_ID_CHRG_METHOD_NAME VARCHAR No
The name of the charge trigger method.
41 CHG_UPD_FLAG INTEGER No
May only be populated for legacy records. A value in this column means the charges associated with the test require updating.
42 EXTRA_RESULT_CNT INTEGER No
The number of extra results remaining.
43 RESULT_CNT INTEGER No
The number of results needing to be performed for this test.
44 BATCH_QUEUE_IDENT VARCHAR No
The position of this test in the batch queue.
45 VALIDATED_RESULT_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID of the finalized result for the test.
46 REPEAT_CNT INTEGER No
The number of repeats required for this test.
47 DEL_FROM_BATCH_QUEUE VARCHAR No
May only be populated for legacy records. When a value is present in this column, this test was removed from the Batch Queue.
48 ORDER_PRIORITY_C_NAME VARCHAR Yes
The order priority categroy ID for the test.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
49 SHIPPING_NUMBER INTEGER No
Represents a unique ID associated with transferring this test to another lab.
50 PREV_RSLT_DISP_FLAG_C_NAME VARCHAR No
May only be populated for legacy records. The previous result display method category ID for the test.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
No Previous Test
Previous Normal Result
Previous Abnormal Result
51 RR_EXCEPT_LIST VARCHAR No
May only be populated for legacy records. Contains flags for not reporting or sending result reports for this test to specific recipients.
52 CANCEL_RESULT_ID VARCHAR No
The unique ID of a canceled result, if one exists, for each test on the specimen.
53 REFLEX_TRIGGERED_YN VARCHAR No
Indicates whether reflex testing has executed on the result for each test on the specimen. 'Y' indicates that reflex testing has executed. 'N' or NULL indicate that reflex testing has not executed.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: REPORTABLE_YN
54 SOURCE_ORDER_ID NUMERIC No
The unique ID of the source order for the test. For tests that have been redrawn or moved, this is the removed order. For tests that have not be redrawn or removed, this is the order that results will file to. This is the culture order for susceptibility tests.