Book in and track work

Requests and the job page

Find a job in GeotechOS Lab, follow its tests, samples and reports on the job page, keep its docket and photos, and cancel a job booked by mistake.

Applies toWindows and macOSWeb browser

Each job that you book in has a page. It shows the tests, the samples, the reports and the papers of the job in one place.

Find a job

  • Click Home › Requests, or press Ctrl+6. The list shows each job with its project, status, due date and number of tests. Type in the search box to find a job by its number, client reference or project.
  • Or click the job under Requests in the explorer.

Double-click a job to open its page.

The job page for job 1001 with its tests, samples, report and progress

What the job page shows

Part What it shows
Top The project, laboratory, job type, client contact, client reference and who requested it.
Progress How many tests are approved, and when the job was lodged, released, started, approved, reported and when it is due.
Tests Each test with its method, sample, what the client asked for (for example Soak 4 days), status and test number. A test that waits for another test says Waits for ….
Samples Each sample of the job. Click Open to see the sample.
Reports The reports made from the job. To file a report from another laboratory, click Add another laboratory's report.
Papers The docket, photos and letters. Click Add a docket, photo or letter to keep a file with the job.

To see only this job's tests in the work queue, click Show in the work queue.

Cancel a job

Cancel a job that was booked by mistake.

  1. Open the job.
  2. Click Cancel job.
  3. Type the reason.
  4. Click Continue.

Lab cancels each test of the job and releases its samples. The job stays on record with the status Cancelled.