Add Labels Milestone

When you create a step and choose the Add Labels step type, the Add Labels milestone is enabled. When running the step, the Add Labels screen allows the lab scientist to add a reagent label (also known as index or molecular barcode) to each sample.

Note the following:

• To add a label group to a step, you must have first configured the label group on the Consumables > Labels configuration screen. Refer to Add and Configure Labels and Label Groups.
• When you create an Add Labels step, the first label group configured in the system is added to the step automatically.
• There must be at least one label group defined on either the master step or the step.
– You cannot remove the last label group from the step/master step.
– You cannot remove label groups added on the master step from the step.
• Label groups are listed in alphanumeric order. The order is not modifiable.
• The well sorting setting configured on the Placement Milestone is also applied to the Add Labels screen.

Label groups are the only configurable components on the Add Labels Settings form.

1. On the Add Labels Settings form, in the Label Groups section, select Add.
2. At the right of the screen, the Label Groups list displays.

These are the label groups configured on the Consumables > Labels configuration screen (refer to Add and Configure Labels and Label Groups).

3. Select one or more label groups and then select the checkmark to add them to the Label Groups area. Select groups individually, Shift + select to select multiple adjacent fields, or Ctrl + select to select multiple nonadjacent groups.

The selected label groups are added to the list.

4. Save your changes.
1. To remove a label group, select its X button.

Remember that there must be at least one label group defined on either the master step or the step.

You cannot remove the last label group from the step/master step - the X button does not display.