Graphically based method for developing rules for managing a laboratory workflow

摘要

A computer readable memory medium (120) comprising program instructions for graphically creating a rule for defining a workflow in a laboratory management system is provided. The program instructions are executable by a processor (110) to generate a first node within a graphical diagram in response to user input and to display a node condition/action window adjacent the graphical diagram. The first node represents an action or condition. The graphical diagram represents the rule and each node within the graphical diagram assists in creating the rule. The node condition/action window displays program code for executing the action or condition represented by the first node.