Setting up the Lab

This manual will explain how to set up your Lab with Cropster.

• Setting up your Lab in Cropster
  • The initial setup
  • Customizing the settings

Setting up your Lab in Cropster

There are two steps to set up your Lab in Cropster: 

1. The initial setup 
2. Customizing the settings

The initial setup

The first time you enter the Quality section on the online platform C-sar, you will be given the option to set up your lab using a step-by-step walkthrough.

By following the steps below you can set up your Lab:

1. Log into the online platform C-sar.
2. Navigate to the Quality on the main menu bar. 
3. Customize your quality Lab to suit your needs by clicking on the Customize lab button.

4. In the initial setup screen you will be guided through the following steps to make sure you are fully prepared to evaluate your samples. You will be given a chance to:

   • Add evaluators
   • Add labs
   • View evaluation sheets and download Cropster Cup 
     💡 Evaluators, labs, and evaluation sheets can be edited later on.

 

Customizing the settings

After the initial walkthrough, you will have the option to edit your evaluators, labs, and analysis sheets by selecting modules, under the Lab settings.

By following the steps below you can customize your Lab settings:

1. Log into the online platform C-sar.
2. Navigate to the Gear on the top right side of the page. 
3. Select Lab settings after clicking on the dropdown. 
4. You can find the following topics on the left side of the Lab settings overview page:
   
   
   • Descriptors
   • Evaluators
   • Labs
   • Categories
   • Cupping sheets

Descriptors 

To keep your descriptor list clear and free from errors, new descriptors must be approved before appearing for auto-complete selection in Cropster Cup. If you have created a descriptor while cupping, you can add it to your lexicon.

All you need to do is click Accept, represented by a green check mark. 

1. Add descriptors: Enter a descriptor in the textfield and click Add custom descriptor. Once a descriptor has been added, it will appear in the list of unreviewed descriptors and needs to be approved.
   
   
2. Unreviewed descriptors: The table shows all descriptors used during cupping sessions. To streamline the process you can do the followings:
   • Rename
   • : Merge
   • : Move to the general comments 
   • : Delete
   • : Accept
     💡 If you want a certain descriptor to show up as suggestion during the analysis click the green checkmark accept it. 
     

Evaluators 

All users with the "Enter cupping data" permission are evaluators. You can also setup guest evaluators. You can then enter results in the online bulk evaluation for them.

• Guest Evaluators: Can be added and managed here or directly when setting up a cupping session. You can merge a guest evaluator with an existing user or remove evaluators from the list, so they don't appear in the list of evaluators when creating a new session.
  💡The deletion of a guest evaluator does not affect previous sessions. 
• Evaluators: All account users that have the permission to enter cupping data show up in this list.

Labs

You can have multiple Labs. You can select a Lab when creating a Sensorial Analysis.

By clicking on +Add you can add more Labs.

Categories

You can have different analysis categories, which will help you tag & categorize your sessions & analyses.

By clicking on +Add category you can add more categories.

Cupping sheets

Depending on your account type there are different cupping sheets available. You can view, add and remove cupping sheets here.

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Congratulations! You are now ready to start cupping.