Get comfortable with FlaskTrack
FlaskTrack connects your lab’s instructions, materials, samples, and results. Start with the work you need to do today; explore setup and advanced features when you need them.
Choose your starting point
| Your situation | Start here | What comes next |
|---|---|---|
| I have just received access | Set up your account | Ask your lab administrator which work is assigned to you. |
| My lab already has procedures ready | Carry out lab work | Record results and check that each completed step was saved. |
| I need to build a procedure | Create a protocol | Add steps, then create a workflow. |
| I manage the organization | First-login and setup checklist | Review members, procedures, inventory, and controls before a pilot run. |
| I need one particular feature | Find your task | Open the relevant step-by-step guide. |
How the pieces fit together
Imagine your lab is preparing a group of cultures:
| In everyday language | In FlaskTrack | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The instructions for one procedure | Protocol | Prepare culture media. |
| A single instruction within that procedure | Step | Record the measured quantity. |
| Several procedures arranged in order | Workflow | Prepare media, inoculate, then observe. |
| A tracked run of grouped work | Batch | This week’s culture preparation. |
| One individually tracked item | Sample | One culture with its own identity and history. |
| A reusable material or equipment definition | Catalog item | The medium or tool your procedure uses. |
| The physical supply you have available | Inventory lot | A particular delivery of that medium at a storage location. |
A protocol describes how work should happen. A batch or sample records what actually happened. Keeping both lets your lab trace results back to the instructions used.
If you are carrying out work
- Sign in and check that you are in the correct organization.
- Open the batch or sample you are working on.
- Confirm its identity and read the current step before performing the action.
- Enter the requested measurements, observations, and files.
- Complete the step and confirm the record updated.
Follow the full execution guide →
You may not need to create anything first
If your lab has already prepared approved workflows and assigned work, begin with that work. Ask an administrator if you cannot find the expected record or action.
If you are setting up procedures
- Add the species, tools, and other catalog items your procedure needs.
- Create a protocol and add its steps.
- Add forms for measurements and observations where needed.
- Create a workflow and put its protocols in order.
- Have an authorized person review the exact versions.
- Create a small pilot batch and check the complete process before broader use.
Understand drafts and versions
A draft is content waiting to be checked. A version identifies a particular revision of a procedure. Review the exact version your lab intends to use, including instructions, materials, forms, and timing.
Do not treat starter content or an AI-generated draft as an approved laboratory procedure.
Before production use
The person responsible for your lab’s setup should verify roles, account security, schedules and timezones, approved procedures, forms, inventory, alerts, signatures, and the organization’s backup and validation arrangements.