bika.lims 3.1.11

Bika LIMS

v3.1.11 (2016-04.22)

Version notes and documentation

Bika Open Source LIMS is a powerful and flexible web based LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) with roles and workflows tailored for laboratories, using the mature toolset provided by Plone.

The meaning of Gaob

In the tradition of Chief Inkosi Bika LIMS 2 using a title for a release, this edition is code-named Gaob Bika LIMS 3. Gaob, King, is taken from Khoi San Nama, language of the world’s first people.

Installation and upgrades

Bika LIMS can be installed on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD and other platforms:

• Installing Bika LIMS

• Upgrading Bika LIMS

Documentation

• User Manual

• GitHub Wiki

Feedback and support

• Bika Users List: bika-users

• Bika Developers List: bika-developers

• LIMS design List: lims-design

• Issue Tracker: http://jira.bikalabs.com/

• IRC: irc://freenode.net/#bika

• Slack: bikalims.slack.com

3.1.11 (2016-04-22)

• LIMS-2225: Formatted results not displayed properly in Worksheet’s transposed layout

• LIMS-2001: Duplicate for one analysis only

• LIMS-1809: Typos. Perdiod an missing spaces

• LIMS-2221: Decimal mark doesn’t work in Sci Notation

• LIMS-2219: Using a SciNotation diferent from ‘aE+b / aE-b’ throws an error

• LIMS-2220: Raw display of exponential notations in results manage views

• LIMS-2216: Results below LDL are not displayed in reports

• LIMS-2217: Specifications are not set in analyses on Analysis Request creation

• LIMS-2218: Result is replaced by min or max specs when “<Min” or “>Max” fields are used

• LIMS-2215: Decimal mark not working

• LIMS-2203: ‘Comma’ as decimal mark doesnt work

• LIMS-2212: Sampling round- Sampling round templates show all system analysis request templates

• LIMS-2209: error in manage analyises

• LIMS-1917: Inconsistencies related to significant digits in uncertainties

• LIMS-2015: Column spacing on Client look-up

• LIMS-1807: Validation for Start Date - End date relationship while creating invoices and price lists

• LIMS-1991: Sort Order for Analysis Categories and Services

• LIMS-1521: Date verified column for AR lists

• LIMS-2194: Error when submitting a result

• LIMS-2169: Cannot start instance

• WINE-125: Client users receive unauthorized when viewing some published ARs

3.1.10 (2016-01-31)

• Updated Plone to 4.3.7

• Dashboard: replace multi-bar charts by stacked-bar charts

• LIMS-2177: template_set error when no template has been selected

• HEALTH-410: AR Create. Auto-complete Contact field if only 1

• LIMS-2175: “NaN” is shown automatically for result fields that have AS with “LDL” enabled and then an error is shown after submitting a result

• LIMS-1917: Inconsistencies related to significant digits in uncertainties

• LIMS-2143: Statements vs Invoices

• LIMS-1989: Retracting a published AR fails if one or more ASs has been retracted before publishing

• LIMS-2071: Can’t generate Invoice Batch/Monthly Statements

• WINE-71: Instrument. BBK WS export to FIA fails

• WINE-72: Instrument. BBK WineScan Auto Import fails

• WINE-58: Instrument. BBK FIAStar import fails

• WINE-76: WineScan FT120 Import warnings incorrect?

• LIMS-1906: Spaces should be stripped out of the keywords coming from the Instrument

• LIMS-2117: Analysis Categories don’t expand on Analysis Specification creation

• LIMS-1933: Regression <https://jira.bikalabs.com/browse/LIMS->`_: Selecting secondary AR in client batches, fails.

• LIMS-2075: Ensure hiding of pricing information when disabled in site-setup

• LIMS-2081: AR Batch Import WorkflowException after edit

• LIMS-2106: Attribute error when creating AR inside batch with no client.

• LIMS-2080: Correctly interpret default (empty) values in ARImport CSV file

• LIMS-2115: Error rises when saving a Calculation

• LIMS-2116: JSONAPI throws an UnicodeDecodeError

• LIMS-2114: AR Import with Profiles, no Analyses are created

• LIMS-2132: Reference Analyses got the same ID

• LIMS-2133: Once in a while, specs var is going empty in results reports

• LIMS-2136: Site Error on AR Verification

• LIMS-2121: Fix possible Horiba ICP csv handling errors

• LIMS-2042: Improving Horiba ICP to avoid Element Symbols as keywords

• LIMS-2123: Analysis Categories don’t expand in Worksheet Templates

• LIMS-1993: Existing Sample look-up for AR Create in Batch does not work

• LIMS-2124: QR missing on sticker preview

• LIMS-2147: Add ARImport schema fields when creating ARs

• LIMS-409: ShowPrices setting was getting ignored in some contexts

• LIMS-2062: Cancelled ARs no longer appear in analysisrequest folder listings

• LIMS-2076: Cancelled batches appear in listing views

• LIMS-2154: Hide inactive ARs from BatchBook view

• LIMS-2134: Inactive services appear in AR Create

• LIMS-2139: WS Blank and Control Selection renderes whole page

• LIMS-2156: Ignore blank index values when calculating ReferenceAnalysesGroupID

• LIMS-2157: Cancelled ARs appear in AR listing inside Batches

• LIMS-2042: Horiba ICP: Missing ‘DefaultResult’ for imported rows

• LIMS-2030: Assign ARs in alphabetical ID order to WS

• LIMS-2167: Cannot assign a QC analysis to an invalid instrument

• LIMS-2067: Prevent initial method/instrument query for each analysis

• WINE-82: Ignore invalid entry in Sample field during AR creation

• LIMS-1717: Workflow transitions in edit context do not take effect

• WINE-111: Do not attempt formatting of ‘nan’ analysis result values

• WINE-114: Some users cannot view published ARs (unauthorised)

• WINE-122: Transposed worksheet layout failed while rendering empty slots

• LIMS-2149: Missing analyses can cause error accessing worksheet

3.1.9 (2015-10-08)

• LIMS-1543: Add “Security Seal Intact Y/N” checkbox for partition container

• LIMS-1544: Add “File attachment” field on Sample Point

• LIMS-1949: Enviromental conditions

• LIMS-1549: Sampling Round Templates privileges and permissions

• LIMS-1564: Cancelling a Sampling Round

• LIMS-2020: Add Sampling Round - Department not available for selection

• LIMS-1545: Add “Composite Y/N” checkbox on AR Template

• LIMS-1547: AR Templates tab inside Sampling Round Template

• LIMS-1561: Editing a Sampling Round

• LIMS-1558: Creating Sampling Rounds

• LIMS-1312: Transposed Worksheet view, ARs in columns

• LIMS-1760: Customised AR Import spreadsheets (refactored, support importing to Batch)

• LIMS-1548: Client-specific Sampling Round Templates

• LIMS-1546: Sampling Round Template Creation and Edit view

• LIMS-1934: Hyperlinks in invoices

• LIMS-1943: Stickers preview and custom stickers templates support

• LIMS-1855: Small Sticker layout. QR-code capabilities

• LIMS-1627: Pricing per Analysis Profile

• LIMS-1867: Auto-header, auto-footer and auto-pagination in results reports

• LIMS-1743: Reports: ISO (A4) or ANSI (letter) pdf report size

• LIMS-1695: Invoice export function missing

• LIMS-1818: Instrument Interface. Eltra CS-2000

• LIMS-1817: Instrument Interface. Rigaku Supermini XRF

• LIMS-2068: Urgent. Analysis Catgories don’t expand

• LIMS-2049: Displaying lists doesn’t work as expected in 319

• LIMS-1875: Able to deactivate instruments and reference samples without logging in

• LIMS-2049: Displaying lists doesn’t work as expected in 319

• LIMS-1908: Navigation tree order

• LIMS-1965: Modified default navtree order for new installations

• LIMS-1987: AR Invoice tab should not be shown if pricing is toggled off

• LIMS-1523: Site Error when transitioning AR from ‘Manage Analyses’ or ‘Log’ tab

• LIMS-1970: Analyses with AR Specifications not displayed properly in AR Add form

• LIMS-1969: AR Add error when “Categorise analysis services” is disabled

• LIMS-1397: Fix Client Title accessor to prevent catalog error when data is imported

• LIMS-1996: On new system with no instrument data is difficult to get going.

• LIMS-2005: Click on Validations tab of Instruments it give error

• LIMS-1806: Instrument Interface. AQ2. Seal Analytical - Error

• LIMS-2002: Error creating Analysis Requests from batch.

• LIMS-1996: On new system with no instrument data it is difficult to get going. The warnings could be confusing

• LIMS-1944: Prevent concurrent form submissions from clobbering each other’s results

• LIMS-1930: AssertionError: Having an orphan size, higher than batch size is undefined

• LIMS-1959: Not possible to create an AR

• LIMS-1956: Error upgrading to 319

• HEALTH-279: AS IDs to be near top of page. Columns in AS list

• LIMS-1625: Instrument tab titles and headers do not correspond

• LIMS-1924: Instrument tab very miss-titled. Internal Calibration Tests

• LIMS-1922: Instrument out of date typo and improvement

• HEALTH-175: Supplier does not resolve on Instrument view page

• LIMS-1887: uniquefield validator doesn’t work properly

• LIMS-1869: Not possible to create an Analysis Request

• LIMS-1812: Use asynchronous requests for expanding categories in listings

• LIMS-1811: Refactor AR Add form Javascript, and related code.

• LIMS-2041: Resolve ${analysis_keyword) in instrument import alert.

• New System Dashboard for LabManagers and Admins

3.1.8 (2015-06-03)

• LIMS-280: System IDs starting from a specified value

• LIMS-1324: Hide analyses in results reports

• LIMS-1379: Manual uncertainty value input

• LIMS-1507: Reasons for non publication notification

• LIMS-1628: Results interpretation field per lab department

• LIMS-1629: Results reports pagination per lab department

• LIMS-1700: Lower and Upper Detection Limits (LDL/UDL). Manual input

• LIMS-1705: Invoices. Currency unit overcooked

• LIMS-1769: Use LDL and UDL in calculations.

• LIMS-1775: Select LDL or UDL defaults in results with readonly mode

• LIMS-1779: Results report new fields and improvements

• LIMS-1808: Uncertainty calculation on DL

• LIMS-1819: Bika LIMS in footer, not Bika Lab Systems

• WINE-44: Partition ID on Sample stickers only if ShowPartitions option is enabled

• Some new ID Generator’s features, as the possibility to set the separator char

• LIMS-1771: Scil Vet abc Plus

• LIMS-1772: VetScan VS2

• LIMS-1773: Thermo Fisher ELISA Spectrophotometer

• LIMS-1805: Horiba JY ICP

• LIMS-1806: AQ2. Seal Analytical

• LIMS-1474: Disposed date is not shown in Sample View

• LIMS-1507: No exception on SMTPServerDisconnect when publishing AR results.

• LIMS-1522: Site Error adding display columns to sorted AR list

• LIMS-1634: AR Import fields (ClientRef, ClientSid) not importing correctly

• LIMS-1696: Decimal mark conversion is not working with “<0,002” results type

• LIMS-1697: Error updating bika.lims 317 to 318 via quickinstaller

• LIMS-1710: UnicodeEncode error while creating an Invoice from AR view

• LIMS-1724: Fixed missing start and end dates on reports

• LIMS-1729: Analysis Specification not applied to Sample when Selected

• LIMS-1737: Error when adding pricelists of lab products with no volume and unit

• LIMS-1738: Regression. ‘NoneType’ object has no attribute ‘getResultsRangeDict’

• LIMS-1739: Error with results interpretation field of an AR lacking departments

• LIMS-1740: Error when trying to view a Sample

• LIMS-1741: Fixed unwanted overlay when trying to save supply order

• LIMS-1745: Retracted analyses in duplicates

• LIMS-1748: Error in adding supply order when a product has no price

• LIMS-1754: Easy install for LIMS’ add-ons was not possible

• LIMS-1770: FIAStar import ‘no header’

• LIMS-1820: QC Graphs DateTime’s X-Axis not well sorted

3.1.7 (2015-02-26)

• LIMS-1365: Batch search parameters on Work sheets/Work sheets insides Batches

• LIMS-1520: Allow invalidation of verified Analysis Requests

• LIMS-1536: [Add] button to allow quick additions in reference widget

• LIMS-1539: Printable Worksheets. Analysis Request by row or column

• LIMS-1623: Implement bika-frontpage as a BrowserView

• LIMS-1569: Beckman Coulter Access 2

• LIMS-1570: Roche Cobas Taqman 48

• LIMS-1571: Sysmex XS-1000i

• LIMS-1572: Sysmex XS-500i

• LIMS-1575: Thermo Arena 20XT

• LIMS-1603: Life Technologies Qubit

• LIMS-1604: BioDrop uLite

• LIMS-1605: Tescan TIMA

• LIMS-257: Set Blank and warning icons in Reference Sample main view

• LIMS-1266: Sampling date format error

• LIMS-1423: Save details when Analysis Request workflow action kicked off

• LIMS-1428: Results capturing receiving samples with Sampling workflow enabled

• LIMS-1517: Storage field tag translation

• LIMS-1518: Storage Location table

• LIMS-1524: Populate invalidation email variables

• LIMS-1527: CC Contact on Analysis Request edit offers all contacts in system

• LIMS-1540: When accent characters are used in Sample Type title, it is not possible to create a new Analysis Request

• LIMS-1574: Fixed Analysis Request and Analysis attachments

• LIMS-1587: Better support for extension of custom sample labels

• LIMS-1594: Re-ordered tabs on Client home page

• LIMS-1614: Error when selecting Analysis Administration tab after receiving a sample with Sampling workflow enabled

• LIMS-1617: Error with bin/test

• LIMS-1622: Version Check does not correctly check cache

• LIMS-1624: Import default test.xlsx fails

• LIMS-1636: Batch Sample View crash

• LIMS-1670: Fixed windows incompatibility in TAL (referencewidget.pt)

• LIMS-1687: Added option to select landing page for clients in configuration registry

• LIMS-1688: After Analysis Request invalidation, Analysis Requests list throws an error

• LIMS-1689: Error while creating a new invoice batch

• LIMS-1690: Typo. Instrument page

3.1.6 (2014-12-17)

• LIMS-1530: Scrambled Analysis Category order in Published Results

• LIMS-1529: Error while inserting an AR with container-based partitioning is required

• LIMS-1460: Additional field in AR for comments or results interpretation

• LIMS-1441: An error message related to partitions unit is shown when selecting analysis during AR creation

• LIMS-1470: AS Setup. File attachment field tag is missing

• LIMS-1422: Results doesn’t display yes/no once verified but 1 or 0

• LIMS-1486: Typos in instrument messages

• LIMS-1498: Published Results not Showing for Logged Clients

• LIMS-1445: Scientific names should be written in italics in published reports

• LIMS-1389: Units in results publishing should allow super(sub)script format, for example in cm2 or m3

• LIMS-1500: Alere Pima’s Instrument Interfice

• LIMS-1457: Exponential notation in published AR pdf should be formatted like a×10^b instead of ae^+b

• LIMS-1334: Calculate result precision from Uncertainty value

• LIMS-1446: After retracting a published AR the Sample gets cancelled

• LIMS-1390: More workflow for Batches

• LIMS-1378: Bulking up Batches

• LIMS-1479: new-version and upgrade-steps should be python viewlets

• LIMS-1362: File attachment uploads to Batches

• LIMS-1404: New Batch attributes (and their integration with existing ones on Batch views)

• LIMS-1467: Sample Point Lookup doesn’t work on AR modify

• LIMS-1363: Batches per Client

• LIMS-1405: New Sample and AR attributes

• LIMS-1085: Allow Clients to add Attachments to ARs

• LIMS-1444: In AR published report accredited analysis services are not marked as accredited

• LIMS-1443: In published reports the publishing date is not shown in the pdf

• LIMS-1420: Status filter is not kept after moving to next page

• LIMS-1442: Sample Type is not filtred by Sample Point

• LIMS-1448: Reports: when you click on “Analysis turnaround time” displays others

• LIMS-1440: Error when trying to publish with analysis from different categories

• LIMS-1459: Error when checking instrument validity in manage_results

• LIMS-1430: Create an AR from batch allows you to introduce a non existent Client and Contacts don’t work properly

• After modifying analysis Category, reindex category name and UID for all subordinate analyses

• Setup data import improvements and fixes

• Simplify installation with a custom Plone overview and add site

Authors and maintainers

• Bika Lab Systems, http://bikalabs.com

• Naralabs, http://naralabs.com