Storage Map
Display a comprehensive map view of stored items and their corresponding physical locations
Overview
The Storage Map widget offers a visual representation of a storage facility, providing a comprehensive map view of stored items and their corresponding physical locations. This innovative widget enables users to easily identify and manage stored items by displaying detailed information on what is stored at specific coordinates, streamlining inventory management and organization.
Only the Storage table can be used with the widget.
Use case
display the layout of a storage with detail items inside.
display the plots of a site during the trial study.
Configuration
In order for the widget to function properly, a few columns must be provided.
Column (Number of rows) - Choose the column (Number of rows) of the storage table.
Column (Number of columns) - Choose the column (Number of columns) of the storage table.
Column (Should transpose header) - Choose the column (Should transpose header) of the storage table.
Should display name - If you would like to include the record name in the map, please check this box
Should reverse vertical display order - If you would like to display the vertical order in reverse, please check this box.
Layout
The Storage Map widget displays a 2D grid, resembling a table with:
Column headers labeled with letters (e.g., A, B, C)
Row headers labeled with numbers (e.g., 1, 2, 3)
Each cell identified by a coordinate value (e.g., "A1", "B2", "C3")
Cells containing stored items will display as clickable links. To utilize the Storage Map, simply:
Map your storage space into a table with a fixed number of columns and rows.
Assign physical items to each cell.
Note: The default layout follows the traditional Excel format, where columns are labeled with letters and rows are numbered. However, you can customize the layout to suit your needs, such as using numbers as column headers by enabling the should_transpose_header option, commonly used in well-plates like the 96 well-plate.
Assign
Any existing records (samples and reagents) can be assigned to the storage. To do that:
From the Storage Map, click an empty cell/well.
Once clicked, the Assign to XX button will be available to click. Click the button.
Select one or more records to assign from the Pop out window.
Click Submit button.
Arrange
Labii supports arranging items within the Storage Map widget.
Arrange from Left to Right: This option allows you to redistribute all items row by row, from left to right.
Arrange from Top to Bottom: This option allows you to redistribute all items column by column, from top to bottom.
Randomization
In Agricultural Research Manager (ARM), randomization of plots based on treatments is a critical step in designing field trials. To facilitate this process, the Storage Map widget includes functionality for randomized redistribution of items. This ensures unbiased distribution of treatments across plots, helping to maintain the integrity of your experimental design.
The widget provides the following randomization options:
Randomize by Rows: Randomly redistributes items within each row independently. This maintains the row structure while introducing random treatment assignments across columns within each row.
Randomize by Columns: Randomly redistributes items within each column independently. This keeps the column structure intact while shuffling treatment assignments across rows within each column.
Randomize All: Completely randomizes the distribution of all items across the entire map, ignoring row or column boundaries. This option provides full randomization and is ideal when no spatial constraints are required.
List view
By clicking the List view button, you can see a list of the items stored in your storage.
Download
The items stored in the storage can be downloaded by clicking the Download button. It is possible to download them either as a map or as a list.
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