If eLabJournal is used by multiple labs within an organisation, it is possible to share storage units across labs. If a storage unit is shared with a user's lab it can be found within the Inventory Browser. All samples stored by other labs in this storage unit or any of its compartments are anonymised and cannot be viewed by users in other labs. By sharing storage units, users can set up centralised locations for sample storage for multiple labs within an organisation to make them all accessible for different labs without disclosing information about the actual content.
Note: if you are a member of multiple labs in which the storage unit is shared, you can change the active lab to access information about the other samples stored in the lab.
Shared storage units can be accessed via the Storage Units page within the Configuration tab. Here, users can perform standard actions like reserving compartments for particular users or roles and removing a shared storage unit from their lab.
Note: this option can only be activated by the organisation key user in the Organisation Admin Panel.