For your lab sample test methods, you can have the system default the due date to save you some clicking when creating the samples. Each test method is configurable to have different options based on your workflow. To work with this, click on the gear menu in the upper right corner. Select the option for "Lab Sample Configuration". On the next page, click on the "Manage" button under the "Manage Tests/Methods" section.

Once on the grid page, find the test you would like to work with and click on the name. This will navigate you to the edit page for this test. Locate the method in the grid on this page that you would like to work with. Clicking on the name for this method, will bring up a edit window. Locate the field for the "Due Date Default" - this will allow you to select from some preset options on how far out from the received date for the sample to schedule the "Due Date". Also you will see a checkbox labeled - "Due Date Skip Weekends". This checkbox will tell the system to only schedule Due Dates from Monday to Friday.

Once updated, this will automatically calculate a Due Date for any test. This happens automatically as you are creating new samples and tests. Note: you can still adjust the Due Date if the calculated date needs to be updated for any reason.