If you want to participate in testing, please request details from Joris. The Inkosi on-line installation can be found at http://bika3.bikalabs.com/bika. The demo will be updated regularly and carries links to the user specification, issue trackers and mailing lists for technical and functional discussion

Alpha release 2.0.21 deals primarily with QC Graphing & Statistics and performance enhancements on the AR creation form. A 50% improvement was achieved with the latter

A full list of bugs fixed and features added can be found in the project trackers at SourceForge. An abbreviated list:

Features Requests

• QC reports and graphs
  
• Decimal precision throughout the system
  
• Analysis services columns
• Improvements to instrument import log
  

Bugs fixed

• Missing buttons. Individual analyses
• Worksheet template engine standards
• AR Import. Templates
  
• Weight calculation revised
• Losing those irritating time fields in date ranges...
• Instrument set-up typo
  
• Turnaround time report. Sortable columns
• Dry matter. Analysis set-up
• Standards and stocks min max values
• Dry matter. AR edit tab
• Dependant Calcs. AR Edit tab
• 'Error' message for dependent calcs
• Default duplicate variance
• Adding duplicates to Worksheets
• Add content drop down. Schema editor off
• Performance. AR creation
• Instrument Import. QC results
  

Tracker by

Bika LIMS 2.0.20 and prior enhancements

Features added

More weight calculations
Dependent results calculation
Reporting results 'As received' and 'Dry'. % Dry matter
AR .csv import reworked
Work sheet remarks field
Standard true value to be kept on Sample
AR invoice exclusion
Order number on ARs
Client hyperlinked on AR lists
Adding standards to work sheets
Analysis units on work sheets
Setting constraints per analysis service

Bugs fixed
Many, but the main ones:

Removing unnecessary time fields in date ranges
Turnaround time report. Sortable columns
Login Issue with Lab Clerk, Technician and Manager
Dispatched orders static
Null price on analysis service
Standards. Number of decimals
Lab Departments drop down
Sample label
Edit Sample error
Error when saving profile
Calendar. Site error deleting days
Analysis specification set-up. Multiple sample type select
No Lab Roles when creating new user
Calendar Site error. Deleting Exception day
Calendar set-up. Save vs Submit
Calendar. Edit Default days
Worksheet templates. Calibration samples
Analysis profiles. Multiple sample type select
Weight calculations in worksheets
Calendar. Overlapping default day periods
Worksheet clutter. Lose date columns
Linked worksheet URL
Lab manager cannot access User Groups
Site error. Logging in as client contact
Work sheet templates. Blanks and Standards no show
Confirmation message. ${tname} has been created
Work sheet template engine. Duplicate error wrong
Work sheet templates. Duplicate position doesn't show all analyses
Client column on rejected Work sheet
Work sheet Position. No changes allowed after to_be_verified
Work sheets & templates. 1st Positions not displayed
Work sheet template engine - sample type lookup for blanks
Logs - Elapsed time not calculated
Work sheet. Out of range indicators