Investigation Type

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Investigation Types describe how patient Investigations are performed.

These are used:

by Laboratory Tests to determine which Laboratory a test should be submitted to
to specify if a Laboratory Test must be done using a Laboratory Device

The fields are as follows:

Name	the name of Investigation Type
Description	an optional description of the Investigation Type
Active	uncheck the box to deactivate the Investigation Type
Laboratory	the Laboratory, if the Investigation is ordered automatically
Template	optional Document Template. If one is specified then it defines the document that will be printed when the investigation is initiated. It is normally some sort of form that can be used to request the required test(s)
Supplier	optional Supplier. If one is specified then will be displayed on the Workflow - Investigations screen.
Devices	the Laboratory Devices that may perform tests for this Investigation Type. These are specified by the associated Laboratory
Locations	optional location relationships where this Investigation Type is used. Each relationship includes an Account Id. This is to support offline laboratories which need an account identifier included in the documentation submitted with the sample. Use the investigation:accountId() functions to access the Account Id from within a template.

If the Investigation Type has been created by a Laboratory, then the Name, Description, Laboratory and Devices cannot be changed.