Open Online Template
Configure new Bika installations from Google sheet import template
Copy the Online Template
An easier to use template is kept as Google sheet online, Bika and Senaite Configuration upload Template, licensed on the Creative Commons. Copy and continue
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All Sheets Button
It is a formidable set of sheets, they are not in alphabetical order, and the easiest way to navigate around is from the All Sheets button
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Validation look-ups
The spreadsheets can be daunting to complete correctly as references between data objects in the sheets mimic their relationships in the LIMS and data integrity must be maintained. Built bottom up, the logic in Order of Configuration is followed. The sheets are presented in this order, not alphabetically, and loaded in the same sequence for references to be preserved
In the online Template most of the references are encoded as validation rules to assist
It could be worth your while to approach experienced Bika implementers with the configuration task and hand them all the information you have in their original form. Importing clients and their contacts in this way will save a lot of typing
