Abstract: A laboratory activity electronic documentation and management system is provided. The system includes a first processor executing a set of instructions and a second processor connected to the first processor. The second processor is enabled by the set of instructions executed by the first processor to generate an electronic data record sheet for a study for a product family, the study comprising at least one test, the test comprising at least one template, the template comprising at least one task to be executed in a laboratory and status information for the task, such that the content and order of the study, the test, the template and the task can be defined by a user who operates the second processor. An inventory identification, such as a batch or lot number or an identification of an instrument part used to generated the laboratory data may also be stored.