Instrument Maintenance

Calibration Certificates

While there is no valid calibration certificate available for an Instrument, it is kept off-line

Add a new one on the Instrument's Calibration Certificates tab. Click Add and capture as much information as possible about the Certificate and its issue

From and To dates for the period the Certificate is valid for, are compulsory. Bika uses the To date to determine whether an instrument should be taken off line because its Calibration Certificate expired

Click Save

Calibrations

Instruments are taken off-line while undergoing calibration either by in-house staff or an external (accredited) agency or vendor. Capture all relevant information for the calibration

Then proceed to the Calibration Certificates page to configure and upload it's information, calibration period etc. there, See overleaf

Upload all relevant job cards and other documentation relevant to the Calibration task on the Instrument's Document page

Instrument Maintenance

All other maintenance tasks, such as routine services, sometimes off-site, are captured in similar fashion on what is currently the Instrument's 'Validation' page

The LIMS takes the instrument off-line between the maintenance period start and end times

Documents

Here you can upload all digital documentation pertaining to the instrument, manuals and safety regulations say

Auto Import Logs

If the instrument is configured to auto import results files, a log of imports are kept here

Audit log

Like all Bika setup items, an audit trail of the configuration on the Instrument is also kept