OpenGround Lab Guide


This guide provides the necessary resources and documentation for using OpenGround Lab capabilities. 

Overview

OpenGround Lab allows users to enter data, perform calculations, and generate test reports directly within the OpenGround platform. The workflow is centered around dedicated laboratory projects. Once testing is complete, data can be published directly to engineering projects, eliminating the need for manual data re-entry or file-based transfers.

While the system includes off-the-shelf support for common test standards, it is also fully customizable. You can modify data entry profiles, calculations, and report templates, or add new tests to suit your specific requirements.

Getting Started

To enable the laboratory testing functionality, you must first upload a Lab Configuration Pack to your cloud instance.

Download the Lab Configuration Pack and other key files.

The link above includes the following essential downloads:

Learning Resources

Guide Target Audience Content
Lab Technician Guide Lab Technicians Focuses on data entry and report generation.
Engineer/Lab Manager Guide Engineers, Lab Managers Covers project setup, sample tracking, and publishing results.
Lab Administration Guide Technical Administrators Provides technical details on managing configurations, calculations, data entry profiles, and report templates. Also available from the Tutorials page.
Lab Configuration Summary Technical Administrators, Lab Managers An Excel spreadsheet detailing configuration of groups, headers, and calculation expressions. This file is available for download within the Getting started section of the Engineer/Lab Manager Guide. 

Supported Standards and Formats

Supported Test Standards

The following links provide information on the test standards currently supported. More will be added in the future.

Data Transfer Formats

Data can be exported from lab projects in the following formats: