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Bika LIMS 3 into view
An on-line Bika LIMS 3 alpha release was made available on Plone 4.1 for peer review - looking very good indeed and showcasing further flexibility and automation
A first public glimpse of the long awaited Bika 3 is coming together at bika3.bikalabs.com in the final phases of an upgrade project kicked off earlier this year - watch that space, check back regularly. The system is already being reviewed by members of the Bika user community after making it through in-house alpha testing
Smartest of the new functions, from a collection sponsored by the City of uMhlathuze, is configurable dependent results calculations: lab managers create and edit these, including interim values, using simple arithmetic or Python's advanced math module, in an easy-to-use editor. The LIMS takes care of everything down-stream, ensuring dependent analyses are carried out and creating input fields for all interim values such as factors and weights on forms and worksheets
The clean Plone 4 start, a new foundation, makes for a neat, nippy and refined system where Inkosi 2's automation now really shines in the latest web technologies. Analysis profiles, worksheet templates, reference standard definitions all save many clicks, errors and repetition. This is no straightforward migration, rather a thorough code restructuring with clear objectives of maintainability and ease of customisation
Bika 3 not only benefits from Plone 4.1's usability and cognitive lay-out, but also exploits new features such as version control and exclusive object locking to maintain database integrity when setup items are modified - historic data now seamlessly maintains references to the correct version of the LIMS configuration
An effort is made to integrate more Plone add-ons, the Plone Help-centre product is the first to be bundled, as LIMS Knowledge center including repositories for the Bika 3 manual and other lab resources such as SOPs, safety and accreditation documentation, as well as additional training material that can include multimedia objects
More information on the front page of the Bika 3 on-line demonstration installation
Smartest of the new functions, from a collection sponsored by the City of uMhlathuze, is configurable dependent results calculations: lab managers create and edit these, including interim values, using simple arithmetic or Python's advanced math module, in an easy-to-use editor. The LIMS takes care of everything down-stream, ensuring dependent analyses are carried out and creating input fields for all interim values such as factors and weights on forms and worksheets
The clean Plone 4 start, a new foundation, makes for a neat, nippy and refined system where Inkosi 2's automation now really shines in the latest web technologies. Analysis profiles, worksheet templates, reference standard definitions all save many clicks, errors and repetition. This is no straightforward migration, rather a thorough code restructuring with clear objectives of maintainability and ease of customisation
Bika 3 not only benefits from Plone 4.1's usability and cognitive lay-out, but also exploits new features such as version control and exclusive object locking to maintain database integrity when setup items are modified - historic data now seamlessly maintains references to the correct version of the LIMS configuration
An effort is made to integrate more Plone add-ons, the Plone Help-centre product is the first to be bundled, as LIMS Knowledge center including repositories for the Bika 3 manual and other lab resources such as SOPs, safety and accreditation documentation, as well as additional training material that can include multimedia objects
More information on the front page of the Bika 3 on-line demonstration installation
Gaob Bika LIMS 3 Release Candidate 2
European Lab Automation 2013
