The orientation of a sample container can be changed to store samples in a box vertically rather than horizontally. When adding a sample series, cloning samples or a full sample series, importing samples or moving samples the vials will be added from top-to-bottom rather than from left-to-right.
Note: updating a compartment's orientation is only possible when a box is empty.
To change a box's orientation within the Inventory Browser, navigate to Inventory Browser within the Inventory tab. select the desired compartment from the navigation tree. Navigate to the Overview tab and select Edit.
Within the pop-out menu change the Compartment Orientation field to the desired setting and click Save Changes.
Note: When a compartment's orientation is set to Top to Bottom Direction, an arrow icon will be displayed in the upper-left corner of the box to indicate its vertical orientation.