> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Lab Tracking — A Walkthrough

> Send a case, share the link, and watch the lab's updates arrive in OdontoX without a single refresh — files included.

Send a case, share the link, and watch the lab's updates arrive in OdontoX without a single refresh — files included. This guide is the chairside reference; the settings reference for the same features lives at `/clinical/lab-cases`.

## What's new

* **Full-page lab case creation.** Pick the patient, lab, tooth, due date and notes on a real page instead of a cramped popup that cut off the calendar.
* **The appointment right rail shows real lab cases** — status, lab name, due date and tooth — without opening the case.
* **A shared link for the lab.** Share it via WhatsApp or email. The lab uploads their files and updates the status from the link without needing an OdontoX account.
* **Auto-refresh on shared-link updates.** Status changes from the lab flow into the dashboard without a manual reload.
* **A toast on lab upload.** "New lab attachment for \[patient]" fires when the lab uploads, so you do not have to keep checking.
* **Lab uploads in the Radiology Workstation.** Lab-uploaded images surface in the X-Ray & Radiology Files module alongside in-clinic radiographs.
* **JPEG / PNG only, 25 MB each, multi-file** for lab uploads.

## How to use it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Clinical → Lab Cases → New Case">Full-page experience.</Step>
  <Step title="Fill in the case">Pick the patient with the typeahead. Pick the lab. Pick the tooth and the due date. Add notes.</Step>
  <Step title="Save and share">Tap **Share with lab** to get the shareable link. Send it over WhatsApp or email.</Step>
  <Step title="Lab uploads">The lab uploads files and updates the status using the link. You see the updates appear in the lab tracking dashboard automatically — no refresh.</Step>
  <Step title="Get toast on upload">When the lab uploads a file, the in-app toast pops up. Click it to jump to the case.</Step>
  <Step title="Lab images in Radiology Workstation">Images uploaded by the lab also appear in the patient's X-Ray & Radiology Files. Open them in the Radiology Workstation if you want Ruby to read them.</Step>
</Steps>

## What changed since the last revision

* Lab case creation is now full-page.
* The appointment rail shows real cases.
* The shared link auto-refreshes status updates.
* Toasts fire on lab uploads.
* Lab images surface in the Radiology Workstation.
* Uploads are JPEG / PNG, 25 MB max, multi-file.

## Need help?

If anything is unclear, write to [support@odontox.io](mailto:support@odontox.io) or open a ticket from **Settings → Support**.