bika.lims 3.1.8

Bika Open Source LIMS

v3.1.8 (2015-06-03)

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

• Troubleshotting

• Feedback. Log to sentry

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

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