Understanding Test Conversion Setup
You must set up test conversions for those tests for which the test definition unit of measure is different from the test result name unit of measure. For example, you perform a pH test using a test strip, and the test result is yellow. You set up test conversions to convert the value of a color to a numeric value in the system.
The system uses the converted results to display a common measurement for reports and inquiries. The system uses the converted result during blending. The types of conversions include:
Single value: the system converts the value that you enter to a corresponding value.
Range: the system converts the value that you enter to a corresponding value within a range.
The range must be numeric.
Formula: the system uses a formula to convert the value (for example, to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius).
These tables illustrate the conversion:
Test Definition |
Result Name |
Conversion ID |
Test Result |
Converted Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
pH test strip |
pH |
Test strip to meter |
Yellow |
4.0 |
pH meter |
pH |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Conversion ID |
From Value |
Converted Value |
|---|---|---|
Test strip to meter |
Yellow |
4.0 |
Test strip to meter |
Green |
7.0 |
The system stores test conversions in the Test Result Conversions (F37014) and Test Result Conversion Tables (F37015) tables.