AMS Domestic Hemp Production 

Program 

Hemp eManagement Platform (HEMP) User Guide

for Testing Laboratories 

Agricultural Marketing Service

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Table of Contents

Log In to HeMP 3

Log In to HeMP for the First Time.............................................................. 4

Log In to HeMP............................................................................................ 14

Modify My Profile 15

Modify Contact Information....................................................................... 16

Modify Account Information...................................................................... 18

Update Account Contacts.......................................................................... 20

Invite a Colleague to Account................................................................. 26

Add a Sub-Account to My Profile.............................................................. 28

Navigate HeMP 30 Use Helpful Links...................................................................................... 31

Contact DHPP for Help............................................................................... 32

Test Result Reports 33

Add Single Test Results............................................................................. 34

Bulk Upload Test Results........................................................................... 39

Submit a Test Result Report...................................................................... 47

View Previously Submitted Test Result Reports...................................... 48

View Previously Submitted Individaul Test Results................................. 50
Log In to HeMP

Log In to HeMP for the First Time 

Log In to HeMP 

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Log In to HeMP for the First Time (1 of 10)

If your testing lab has submitted any testing results to USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production 

Program (DHPP) in the past, you can follow these steps to log in. If you have not submitted to 

DHPP in the past, go to Page 9.

1. You should have received an email with the subject “USDA HeMP Account Invitation”. Open

that email and click the “this link” linked text to access your HeMP Account.

• If you do not have an email invitation, send an Account invitation request to DHPP via 

email at farmbill.hemp@usda.gov specifying the testing lab you represent. 

Alternatively, if a colleague from your testing lab has already logged in to HeMP, 

reach out to that individual for an invitation to join. 

2. You will be directed to log into HeMP using your USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) credentials. 

Enter your eAuth username and password, then click “Log In with Password” to log in. 

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3. After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Message 1: If you see the “Congrats! You are a member of [Account Name]” message 

below, you have successfully accepted your Account invitation. 

A. After seeing this message, click “Continue”. 

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B. Click your Account dropdown on the righthand corner of the page. 

C. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 
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3. Continued: After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Continued: Message 1 

D. You will be directed to your “Edit My Profile” tab, click “Edit Contact Details”. 

E. Review and update your contact details by clicking into any of the fields listed 

on the page including “Name” and “Contact Information”. Note: You cannot 

update your email address from the “Edit My Profile” page. Your HeMP 

Account is linked to your eAuth Account. If you need to update your email 

address, you will need to do it through your eAuth Account in Update Account 

page.

F. Click “Save Changes” at the bottom of “Edit My Profile”. Congratulations, your 

HeMP Account is now complete. You may now begin using your HeMP 

Account.

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3. Continued: After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Message 2: If you see the “Uh oh! Your invitation link has expired” message below, 

your invitation link has expired. If a colleague invited you to your organization’s 

Account, have them resend an Account invitation. You can also request a new 

invitation by emailing DHPP at farmbill.hemp@usda.gov. 

• Message 3: If you see the “Uh oh, Your email address doesn’t match” message below, 

the email address associated with your eAuth Account does not match the email 

address invited to join the Account. If a colleague invited you to your organization’s 

Account, have them resend an Account invitation to the email address associated 

with your eAuth Account. You can also request a new invitation by emailing DHPP at 

farmbill.hemp@usda.gov. 

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3. Continued: After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Message 4: If you see the “Uh Oh! You are not that kind of user” message below, your 

email address is being used for another Account type (e.g. you have a Producer 

Account using the email provided). You will need to create a second eAuth Account 

with a different email address to access your testing lab Account. After your new 

eAuth Account is created, have your colleague resend an Account invitation to the 

email address associated with your new eAuth Account. You can also request a new 

invitation by emailing DHPP at farmbill.hemp@usda.gov.

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Log In to HeMP for the First Time (6 of 10)

If your testing lab has NOT submitted testing results to USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production 

Program (DHPP) in the past, you can follow these steps to log in. If you have submitted to 

DHPP in the past, go to Page 4.

1. Go to https://hemp.ams.usda.gov/s/.

2. Under the “Is this your first time working with USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program 

(DHPP) or are you a returning user to HeMP?” click “Sign Up”.

3. You will be directed to login to HeMP using your USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) credentials. 

Enter your eAuth username and password, then click “Log In with Password” to log in. 

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4. You will be directed to begin the Account sign up process, click “Get Started”.

5. Once you are on the “Your Information” page, review your contact information and enter

additional details directly into the information field if needed. Note: HeMP is linked to your 

eAuth Account. If you need to update your email, username, or password, you will need to 

do so through your eAuth Account.

6. Once you have reviewed and/or updated your contact information, click “Next”. 

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7. Once you are on the “Account Type” page, click “Testing Laboratory”. Then scroll down and 

click “Next”. 

8. Once you are on the “Account Details” page, enter the requested information about your 

testing lab. Note: “Account Name” should be the name of your testing lab (e.g. Hemp Labs). 

9. Once you have provided your testing lab’s information, click “Next”.

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10. Once you are on the “Add Team Members to Your Account” page, you can invite colleagues 

from your testing lab to the Account. Note: The Account sign up process should only be 

used once per testing lab. Additional users should access the Account through an invitation 

and should not go through the Account sign up process detailed in steps 1-9. 

A. Enter the name and email address of your colleague(s). The email address provided 

should be the one associated with the individual’s eAuth account.

B. After you have entered your colleague’s information, click “Add Team Member”.

C. Repeat step A and B until you have entered information for each colleague. If you 

need to invite additional colleagues in the future, you will be able to do so later. 

D. Review the list of invitation recipients. Note: If the contact information for any of 

your colleagues is incorrect or you want to delete a recipient, click the trash icon to 

delete the contact. 

E. When you are done reviewing the invitation recipients, click “I’m Done Adding Emails” 

at the bottom of the page. Note: You will be able to send additional Account 

invitations later. You can skip sending Account invitations by clicking “No, I’ll Do This 

Later”, however it is recommended that you send invitations here first.

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11. Once you are on the “Your account creation request has been received!” page, your Account 

request has been received by USDA. You will also receive an email confirming your Account 

request has been received. 

12. Within 5 minutes of completing the Account sign up process, you will receive an email with 

the subject “USDA HeMP Account is Ready” indicating that you can now use your new 

Account.

13. You can now log in to HeMP any time by going to https://hemp.ams.usda.gov/s/ and logging 

in using your eAuth username and password.

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Log In to HeMP

1. Go to https://hemp.ams.usda.gov/s/. 

2. Under the “Is this your first time working with USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program 

(DHPP) or are you a returning user to HeMP?” click “Log In”.

3. You will be directed to login to HeMP using your USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) credentials. 

Enter your eAuth username and password, then click “Log In with Password” to log in. 

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Modify My Profile

Modify Contact Information 

Modify Account Information

Update Account Contacts

Invite a Colleague to Account 

Add a Sub-Account to My Profile

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Modify Contact Information (1 of 2)

1. Click your account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP. 

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Edit My Profile” tab on the left of the page. 

4. Once you are on the “Edit My Profile” page, click “Edit Contact Details”. 

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Modify Contact Information (2 of 2)

5. Review and update your contact details by clicking into any of the fields listed on the page 

including Name and Contact Information. Note: You cannot update your email address from 

the “Edit My Profile” page. Your HeMP account is linked to your eAuth account. If you need 

to update your email address, you will need to do it through your eAuth account in Update 

Account page.

6. Click “Save Changes” at the bottom of “Edit My Profile”.

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Modify Account Information (1 of 2)

1. Click your account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP.

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Manage My Account(s)” tab on the left of the page. 

4. Review your account details listed under “Account Information” to identify the information 

you would like to update and click “Edit”.

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Modify Account Information (2 of 2)

5. Review and update your account information by clicking into any of the fields listed under 

“Account Information”.

6. Once you have updated your account information, click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the 

“Account Information” section.

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Update Account Contacts (1 of 6)

1. Click your Account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP. 

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Manage My Account(s)” tab on the left of the page. 

4. View your Account’s Contacts under “Account Membership”. 

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Update Account Contacts (2 of 6)

• To add an Account Contact: 

A. Click the “Menu” dropdown above “Account Information” and then click “Add New 

Contact”. 

B. Once you see the “Step 1: Select Contact” pop-up, enter your new Contact’s

information into the pop-up fields. 

C. Once you have entered all of you new Contact’s information, click “Next”. 

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• Continued: To add an Account Contact:

D. Once you see the “Step 2: Add Contact to this Account” pop-up, you can select a title 

for the contact under “Title”. If none of the titles provided fit for your Contact, you can 

select “Other” and enter a title under “Title (if “Other”). 

E. Optional: Under “Hemp Account Role”, you can remove the Account Administrator 

permissions for the contact. All Contacts are automatically defaulted as Account 

Administrators, this enables them to edit all HeMP Account information. If you would 

like to remove these permissions, click “Account Administrator” and then click the 

arrow pointing to the left. 

F. Click “Save & Close” at the bottom of the pop-up to add the new Contact to your 

Account.

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Update Account Contacts (4 of 6)

• To remove an Account Contact:

A. Find the Contact you would like to remove under “Account Membership”.

B. Click “Remove” on the Contact card of the Contact you would like removed from the 

Account.

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C. Once you see the “Remove from Account” pop-up, click “Save”.
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• To edit an Account Contact’s information:

A. Find the Contact you would like to edit under “Account Membership”.

B. Click “Edit” on the Contact that you would like to update.

C. Once you see the “Step 1: Edit Contact” pop-up, enter the updated Contact 

information into the selected fields and then click “Next”. 

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Update Account Contacts (6 of 6)

• Continued: To edit an Account Contact’s information

D. Once you see the “Step 2: Edit Relationship Between Contact and Account” pop-up, 

you can select a title for the Contact under “Title”. If none of the titles provided fit 

your Contact, you can select “Other” and enter a title under “Title (if “Other”). 

E. Optional: Under “Hemp Account Role”, you can remove the Account Administrator 

permissions for the Contact. All Contacts are automatically defaulted as Account 

Administrators, this enables them to this enables them to edit all HeMP Account 

information. If you would like to remove these permissions, click “Account A...” and 

then click the arrow pointing left. 

F. Click “Save & Close” to save the updated Contact information.

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Invite a Colleague to Account (1 of 2) 

To invite a colleague to your testing lab HeMP account, you will first need to add their contact 

information, see Page 21 to view steps on adding their Account information.

1. Click your Account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP. 

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Manage My Account(s)” tab on the left of the page. 

4. Find the contact you would like to invite under “Account Membership”, then click “Invite” to 

send your colleague an invitation to create a HeMP Account.

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Invite a Colleague to Account (2 of 2) 

5. In the following “Invite” pop-up, click “Save”. Your colleague will then receive an invitation to 

the HeMP Account via email. Your colleague should use the instructions provided in the 

invitation to access the HeMP account. Note: Account invitations will expire 20 days after 

they are sent. 

6. If at any time you would like to cancel the invitation, click “Cancel Invitation” next to the 

Contact information of the person whose invite you would like to cancel.

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Add A Sub-Account to My Profile (1 of 2) 

If you have multiple labs, you can request to add a sub-Account from your HeMP My Profile 

page. Sub-Accounts are recommended for larger institutions with multiple employees and can 

be used to help manage your submissions to USDA

1. Click your account dropdown on the righthand corner of the page and click “My Profile” 

from the dropdown. Note: Only individuals designated as Account administrators can 

request sub-Accounts. 

2. Click the “Manage My Account(s)” tab on the left of the page. 

3. Select the account for which you would like to add a sub-account.

4. Click “Menu”, then select “Add Sub Account”.

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Add A Sub-Account to My Profile (2 of 2)

5. Once you see the “New Account Request” pop-up, enter your sub-account information into 

the pop-up fields. 

6. Once you’ve entered the sub-account information, click “Save”.

7. Wait about 5 minutes. Then, you will see the newly created account under the “SubAccounts” section of your “Manage My Account(s) page. 

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Navigate HeMP

Use Helpful Links 

Contact DHPP for Help

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Use Helpful Links 

Helpful links are available to easily provide resources relating to using HeMP and the Domestic 

Hemp Production Program (DHPP). The following instructions describe where to find the 

Helpful Links section and how to use them.

1. Navigate to your homepage and find the Helpful Links bar located along the right side of 

the page to view a list of helpful resources.

2. To access a link, click the box of that link you would like to access. 

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1. Under the “Need Help” card, you can use the information provided to contact the Domestic 

Hemp Production Program. 

Contact DHPP for Help 

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Test Result Reports 

Add Single Test Results

Bulk Upload Test Results

Submit a Test Result Report

View Previously Submitted Test Result Reports

View Previously Submitted Test Results

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Add Single Test Results (1 of 5) 

1. Click “Submit Test Results" from your HeMP homepage.

2. Once you see the “New Test Result Report” pop-up, click “Save” at the bottom right. Note: If 

you have multiple accounts, you can use the “Laboratory Name” dropdown to choose the 

account that should be associated with the test result report submission. 

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3. Once you are on the “Test Result Report” page, scroll down to find the “Test Results” 

section at the bottom of the page, then click “Add Single Test Result” on the right. Note: If 

you would like to bulk upload multiple test results, skip to Step 3 on Page 39.
Add Single Test Results (2 of 5) 

4. Once you see the “New Test Result” pop-up, fill out the pop-up and note the following:

A. License Number: Select the producer’s license number from the dropdown. If you 

were provided a license number, skip steps C-I. Note: If you have been provided with 

another identifier in lieu of a license number, leave this field blank and fill out the “If 

Provided Other Identifier” section.

B. Lot Number: Select the producer’s lot number from the dropdown. If you were 

provided a lot number, skip steps C-I. Note: if you have been provided with another 

identifier in lieu of a lot number, leave this field blank and fill out the “If Provided 

Other Identifier” section.

C. Sample ID: Select the sample ID from the dropdown. This is the Sample ID provided 

to you by the Sampling Agent who conducted the sampling. It identifies the specific 

sample that was taken from a specific lot. 

D. Other Identifier: Enter a control number or other identifier provided to the lab in lieu 

of a license number.

E. FSA State Code: Enter the State Code provided to the licensee by the USDA Farm 

Service Agency (FSA). 

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4. Continued: Once you see the “New Test Result” pop-up, fill out the pop-up and note the 

following:

F. FSA County Code: Enter the County Code provided to the licensee by the USDA Farm 

Service Agency (FSA). 

G. Farm: Enter the numeric Farm Number provided to the licensee by the USDA Farm 

Service Agency (FSA). 

H. Tract: Enter the numeric Tract Number provided to the licensee by the USDA Farm 

Service Agency (FSA). 

I. Field: Enter the numeric Field Number provided to the licensee by the USDA Farm 

Service Agency (FSA). 

J. Subfield: Enter the Subfield Letter provided to the licensee by the USDA Farm 

Service Agency (FSA). Note: This may be blank if the producer’s field is not divided 

into subfields. 

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4. Continued: Once you see the “New Test Result” pop-up, fill out the pop-up and note the 

following:

K. Testing Date: Enter the date the sample was tested by your lab.

L. Results Reported Date: Enter the date when the result was reported to the producer 

and/or State/Tribe by the lab.

M. Test Type: Select the type of sample being tested.

N. Result Percent of THC: Enter the percent of THC on a dry weight basis, reporting to 

the nearest hundredth.

O. Measurement of Uncertainty: Enter the parameter associated with the accuracy of a 

result as a percent.

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Add Single Test Results (5 of 5) 

5. When you have finished entering all requested information, click “Save” at the bottom of the 

pop-up.

6. Once you are on the newly created “Test Result” page, click “Return to Report” above the 

“Instructions” section.

7. If you would like to add additional single test results, click the “Add Single Test Result” and 

repeat Steps 4-6 until all results are entered. Note: If you would like to edit a test result 

that has been entered, click the Record ID link to edit the appropriate information.

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Note: If you would like to bulk upload multiple test results see Step 1 on Page 39. If you have 

finished adding your necessary test results, skip to Step 1 on Page 47. 
Bulk Upload Test Results (1 of 9)

1. Click “Submit Test Results" from your HeMP homepage.

2. Once you see the “New Test Result Report” pop-up, click “Save” at the bottom right. Note: If 

you have multiple accounts, you can use the “Laboratory Name” dropdown to choose the 

account that should be associated with the test result report submission. 

3. Once you are on the “Test Result Report” page, scroll down to find the “Test Results” 

section at the bottom of the page, then click “Bulk Upload Test Results” on the right. 

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Bulk Upload Test Results (2 of 9)

4. Click the “Bulk Upload Instructions” link which explains how to populate the “Bulk Upload 

Template”. 

5. Review the following field definitions for each column in the template to ensure that you are 

entering the test result information in the correct format. 

Template Field Definitions:

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Template Field Definitions Continued:

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Template Field Definitions Continued:

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6. When you have completed reviewing the “Bulk Upload Instructions”, click the “Bulk Upload 

Template” link to download a copy. Save as a .csv copy to your computer. Note: Only a .csv 

file will be accepted for uploading. 

7. Enter test result information in your “Bulk Upload Template”. 

Note: Each single producer test should be entered on its own row (e.g. If you have 11 producer 

tests to report, there should be 11 rows of information on the template). As you enter in your 

data, it is recommended you save the file to your computer to avoid losing important 

information. 

8. When you have completed your data entry, click “Save”. 

9. Navigate back to the HeMP “Bulk Upload Test Results” page and select “Upload Files”. 

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10. Choose your completed bulk upload template and click “Open”. 

11. Next, the test results will be separated into either one or two tables:

A. Results that Need Corrections: Indicates test results with errors that need to be 

addressed before they can be submitted. Brief error explanations will be provided in 

the first column of the table, and you can refer to the field instructions on Page 40-42 

for more specifics on formatting requirements. 

B. Submittable Results: Indicates the test results were error-free. Note: The submittable 

results table may include warnings in the first column such as a test result not 

matching a lot number or sample ID. These warnings do not prohibit submission, but it 

is highly recommended you resolve these warnings whenever possible prior to 

submission. 

Note: If all your test results populate in the “Submittable Results” table and have no fixable 

associated warnings, skip to Step 16 on Page 46. 

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12. If your bulk test results template contains errors, open your original file, make the 

necessary error corrections, and save your corrected file. 

13. Re-upload your corrected test results template using the instructions outlined in Steps 9-10 

on Pages 43-44. 

14. See updated “Results that Need Correction” and “Submittable Results” sections and make 

additional corrections as needed. 

15. Once all results are valid and acceptable, all the test results will populate in the 

“Submittable Results” section and the “Results that Need Correction” section will no longer 

show results.

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16. Once your results are listed as submittable, click “Submit Bulk Upload Test Results”.

17. Click “Submit” on the pop-up window. 

18. You will see a toast message on your “Test Results Report” page confirming that you have 

successfully added the test results to your test result report. 

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Submit a Test Result Report

1. If you would like to duplicate or delete test results, click on the dropdown arrow below 

“Actions”. Note: If you choose to duplicate a result, fill out all requested information in the 

“Duplicate Test Result” pop-up, repeating Steps 4-6 on Page 35 to continue submitting a 

duplicate test results. The duplication feature is useful and can save time if details of two or 

more test results are the same with slight modifications.

2. Once you are done entering all your results, click “Submit Report” at the top right of the 

“Test Result Report” page. Note: You can use “Delete” to delete the test result report.

3. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, click the checkbox next to “I certify the above 

statement.” and then click “Save”. 

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View Previously Submitted Test Result Reports (1 of 2)

1. From your homepage, find and click the “Reports” tab located below the “Submit Test 

Results” button.

2. You will see a list of test result reports submitted by your testing lab. Click on any Report ID 

to view more details about a Test Result Report. 

3. Once you see the “Test Result Report” page, you can view the test results associated with 

the selected test result report using the “Test Results” section. Note: For reports that are in 

“Draft” status, you can edit and submit that report. Submitted reports cannot be edited. 

4. To view the details of a specific test result, click on the Report ID associated with that 

result.

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5. To delete test results reports, click “Delete” on the “Test Result Report” page.

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View Previously Submitted Individual Test Results

1. From your homepage, find and click the “Individual Test Results” tab located below the 

“Submit Test Result” button.

2. You will then see a list of test results submitted by your testing lab. Click on any Report ID 

to view a previously submitted test result.

3. Once you are on the “Test Result” page, you can view more details about the selected test 

result under the “Details” section. To view the full report associated with the test result,

click “Return to Report” located above the “Instructions” section.

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