Manual

Disclaimer

NB Please note that this manual is intended as a user guide only and should not be used as a functional specification for the system.

1 Introduction. Web portal

Database integrity, Workflow and usability overview. How to customise your LIMS portal

Brand you LIMS

2 Users and Groups. Security

Role based authorisation

3 Clients and Contacts

Client organisations and their people, Client Contacts, who the LIMS communicate with

4 Configuration

Global defaults and setup items

5 Instruments

Configuration. Maintenance. QC

6 Analysis Services

The tests your lab offers

New: Time Series Analyses

7 Calculations

Automate recurring calculations

8 Analysis Profiles. Sample Templates

Easier Sample creation with Analysis Panels and ample Templates

9 Specifications

Alerts on out of range results

10 QC

Reference Analyses. Control charts. 'Out of range' alerts

11 Workflow 

Guided by ISO 17025

12 Batching

Batch Samples together per Order, Project, Experiment, Import and manage them in context

13 Worksheets. Instruments

Analyses grouped on Worksheets per lab bench - specialist analyst, method or instrument. Uncluttered results capturing and QC

14 Management Reports

Productivity, Quality Control and Administration reports

15 Partitioning Samples. Aliquots

Subdivide Samples for distributed analysis

16 Sample Storage

Configuring Storage Facilities and Sample Containers.

Storing and Retrieving Samples

17 Billing

Invoicing per Batch

18 Background Processing

Install, configure, use and monitor queued background processing

Technical

These howtos have to be written up somewhere'

Bika Issue Tracking

How to get issues dealt with most efficiently

Error messages and Alerts

From the cryptic to the obvious

Laboratory Document Management System

Configure your Bika installation as web portal to clients and prospects with document management inherited from powerful content management platform Plone. Easy browser based editing of training material, SOPs, promotions, news and events