Welcome to Gaob Bika LIMS 3
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Feedback
Don't hesitate to post questions and comment to the Bika mailing lists: LIMS design, Users or Developers
Please log issues and feature requests in the public issue tracker
IRC irc://freenode/bika, the #bika channel on irc.freenode.netTest data
We created standardised spreadsheets to configure the LIMS with setup data of your choice. The demo is populated with data of uniform nature for ease of testing. See Setup data used to configure this installation
Installer
https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS/blob/master/doc/INSTALL.md
Installation guides: Linux · Windows
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
Sampling workflow is [on]I production, labs will set sampling workflow maybe once during the system life cycle. To prevent confusion if users randomly toggle this setting, it cannot be switched off in the demo
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New items sponsored by the water quality lab at the City of uMhlathuze, Richards Bay:
Results calculations, including interim fields and dependent analyses, are user configurable and new calculations can be added by authorised users
Dormant setup items can be de-activated, which will remove them from general view while maintaining database integrity. The same for sample and analysis request cancellation workflows
Plone 4's versioning is used to maintain references to historical data. Working copy support combined with content locking allow multiple users access to data without conflicts
Using AJAX, Plone 4's user interface and a host of smaller enhancements, many clicks were saved and general performance improved
Where did all the columns go?
To facilitate tablet display screens, users select which columns they need for Samples, Analysis Request and Worksheet lists
Right click on the column headers on these list to display the column display toggle menuNew in this upgrade v3.0a2
Besides numerous improvements and bug fixes, the v3.0a2 egg includes the following:
Optional sampling and preservation workflows and roles
Sample partitioning · Container & preservation automation
AR templates · Sample point & Sample type restrictions
Reports (framework only). The 'Analysis per service' report shows what is planned
Improved i18n handling, and updated translation strings from Transifex. English, Afrikaans, Spanish (Castillian and Catalan) completed. Others well under way
Numerous performance enhancements
Analysis Service & Method associations
Improved Analysis Service and Method pop-up
Currency selection from Zope locales
Combined AR View and Edit tabs
Re-factored AR 'Add/Remove Analyses' screen
Append only remarks fields on more objects - Status
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Under construction
- Barcoding (70%)
- Reports (50%)
- SQL (ContentMirror) (60%)
- User manual (30%)
Bika Water
- Sampling and Preservation workflow (95%)
- Sampling Schedule and Rounds
- Extra reports and graphs
To do
- Working hours calendar
- QC graphs
- PDF, SMS, and Fax results publication options
- Queries
- Invoices
- Price lists
- Code
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Code repository
Fresh code is always available at https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS
Code analysis at ohloh.net
- Manual
- Translations
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Translations
The Bika dictionaries are ready for translation via the easy-to-use web interface at Transifex.net. Please see How to translate Gaob Bika 3
Approved new translations will be taken up into future Bika releases but can also be downloaded directly from Transifex
The Transifex interface provides a fun way to translate Bika - do so for your language now!
Top translations: bika-lims » bika
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