diff --git a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py
index 2dcf0495f..0a5ef957c 100644
--- a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py
+++ b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def artifact_summary_get_request(user, artifact_id):
     """
     artifact_id = int(artifact_id)
     artifact = Artifact(artifact_id)
+    artifact_type = artifact.artifact_type
 
     check_artifact_access(user, artifact)
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ def artifact_summary_get_request(user, artifact_id):
         summary = relpath(summary[1], qiita_config.base_data_dir)
     else:
         # Check if the summary is being generated
-        command = Command.get_html_generator(artifact.artifact_type)
+        command = Command.get_html_generator(artifact_type)
         all_jobs = set(artifact.jobs(cmd=command))
         jobs = [j for j in all_jobs if j.status in ['queued', 'running']]
         errored_jobs = [(j.id, j.log.msg)
@@ -192,8 +193,8 @@ def artifact_summary_get_request(user, artifact_id):
     # TODO: https://github.com/biocore/qiita/issues/1724 Remove this hardcoded
     # values to actually get the information from the database once it stores
     # the information
-    if artifact.artifact_type in ['SFF', 'FASTQ', 'FASTA', 'FASTA_Sanger',
-                                  'per_sample_FASTQ']:
+    if artifact_type in ['SFF', 'FASTQ', 'FASTA', 'FASTA_Sanger',
+                         'per_sample_FASTQ']:
         # If the artifact is one of the "raw" types, only the owner of the
         # study and users that has been shared with can see the files
         if not artifact.study.has_access(user, no_public=True):
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ def artifact_summary_get_request(user, artifact_id):
 
     return {'name': artifact.name,
             'artifact_id': artifact_id,
+            'artifact_type': artifact_type,
             'visibility': visibility,
             'editable': editable,
             'buttons': ' '.join(buttons),
diff --git a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py
index c1e420201..826486f0b 100644
--- a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py
+++ b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
             (2L, '1_s_G1_L001_sequences_barcodes.fastq.gz (raw barcodes)')]
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_type': 'FASTQ',
                'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(user, 1)
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_type': 'FASTQ',
                'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(user, 1)
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_type': 'FASTQ',
                'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(demo_u, 1)
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_type': 'FASTQ',
                'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'public',
                'editable': False,
@@ -213,6 +217,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
             (5L, '1_seqs.demux (preprocessed demux)')]
         exp = {'name': 'Demultiplexed 1',
                'artifact_id': 2,
+               'artifact_type': 'Demultiplexed',
                'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 10:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
@@ -249,6 +254,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(user, 8)
         exp = {'name': 'noname',
                'artifact_id': 8,
+               'artifact_type': 'BIOM',
                # this value changes on build so copy from obs
                'artifact_timestamp': obs['artifact_timestamp'],
                'visibility': 'sandbox',
diff --git a/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html b/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html
index 8d6cb655d..717a6726d 100644
--- a/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html
+++ b/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
     $('#update-artifact-name').on('shown.bs.modal', function() {
       $('#new-artifact-name').focus();
     });
+
+    qiita_websocket.init(window.location.host + '{% raw qiita_config.portal_dir %}/study/list/socket/', error, error);
+    qiita_websocket.add_callback('sel', show_alert);
   });
 </script>
 <div class='row'>
@@ -104,7 +107,11 @@ <h4>
       <i id='summary-title'>{{name}}</i><i> (ID: {{artifact_id}}) Visibility: {{visibility}}</i>
       {% if editable %}
         <a class="btn btn-default btn-sm" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#update-artifact-name"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil"></span> Edit</a>
-        <a class="btn btn-default btn-sm" onclick="load_process_artifact_ui({{artifact_id}});"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-play"></span> Process</a>
+        {% if artifact_type == 'BIOM' %}
+          <a class="btn btn-default btn-sm" onclick="send_samples_to_analysis(this, [{{artifact_id}}]);"> Add to analysis</a>
+        {% else %}
+          <a class="btn btn-default btn-sm" onclick="load_process_artifact_ui({{artifact_id}});"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-play"></span> Process</a>
+        {% end %}
         <a class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" onclick="if (confirm('Are you sure you want to delete artifact {{artifact_id}}?')){ delete_artifact({{artifact_id}}) };"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span> Delete</a>
         {% raw buttons %}
       {% end %}