brotherton-erpnext/erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/healthcare/sample_collection.md

# Sample Collection
It's critical for a Laboratory to manage collected samples and you may want to ID the sample, print stickers etc. ERPNext Healthcare "Sample Collection" document helps you to easily manage the sample collection process by creating a sample collection document for every Lab Test automatically. You will have to turn on the flag in Healthcare Settings to enable this feature.
> Healthcare Settings > Laboratory Settings > Manage Sample Collection

<img class="screenshot" alt="ERPNext Healthcare" src="{{docs_base_url}}/assets/img/healthcare/sample_collection_1.png">

> Note: You will have to select a Sample in the Lab Test Template for the system to automatically create a Sample Collection document

You will have to enter the sample collected date and time to Submit the document signaling that the sample is collected.

Printing on sample identification tags is also possible. By default a sample sticker print template is made available, but you can always create a custom Print Format by using "Customize" button in the print preview.

{next}