# Automated Quality Control

The Clarity LIMS automated QC system is configurable. This allows administrators to determine which QC master steps and steps are required for aggregation, the criteria to apply to each master step/step, and the field values to be copied up to aggregation.

The following features are provided:

* Preconfigured protocols for DNA Initial QC and RNA Initial QC that include master step templates for Bioanalyzer, NanoDrop, Qubit, PicoGreen, CaliperGX, TapeStation, and Aggregate QC.
* Custom field-based storage of key QC results for both automated and spreadsheet-based manual storage.
* Custom field-based criteria (Source Data Field, Operator, and Threshold Value) for QC steps that allow for automatic assignment of QC flags triggered on the storage of a QC result file.
* QC protocol filter configuration that allows you to determine to which QC step samples are queued and which must be completed before aggregation can occur.
* Automated aggregation of QC results and assignment of QC flags, from individual step right up to the sample undergoing QC, with the option of using custom field-based configuration to update Concentration (and other fields) from a particular QC result.
* Easy access to individual sample QC measurements and flags, allowing you to review results, see the criteria evaluated, and the resulting QC flags assigned.
* Excel-based log files, attached to the aggregation step, clearly show the criteria evaluated, the resulting QC flag assigned, and which individual QC test results were used to update the custom field values on the sample undergoing QC.


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