We're delighted to present the latest updates and enhancements to MBioLIMS. This page describes the new features and changes we've made to give you an even better experience. Find out what's in store for you in this version and how it can benefit your use.
Custom Fields
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A new "File" field type lets you attach one or more documents directly in a custom field on the record.
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Several files can be attached to the same field.
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Each file can carry an optional description.
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The File type is available on the following records: Contact, Department, Institution, Patient, Patient inclusion, Plate, Sample, Study, Tube, Visit and Non-compliance.
Non-compliance
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Custom fields are now available on non-compliance. A dedicated administration page lets you configure them just as for other entities.
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A new "Identifier" field on non-compliances, following the same principle as other entities: entered manually on creation, or generated automatically if left empty. The standard "Code" field is removed: where it held values, they are preserved in a custom field created automatically.
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A new "Resolution action" field is dedicated to describing how the non-compliance was resolved. It is mandatory whenever a non-compliance is resolved. It is available as a criterion and as a column in non-compliance search.
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The "Cause and immediate action" field is renamed "Non-compliance cause" and now carries the cause only. Its behaviour is unchanged.
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Non-compliance reasons: the "Usable" column becomes "Critical" (Yes/No), with the displayed logic inverted. A reason previously shown as "Usable = No" is now shown as "Critical = Yes".
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Non-compliance reasons: a "Usable" checkbox now lets you remove an obsolete reason from the selection lists without deleting it, and bring it back at any time. Non-compliances already recorded with a hidden reason are unaffected. This checkbox is independent from the "Critical" field.
Quantification
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Quantification can now be queried in Advanced Search, both as a criterion and as a result: Identifier, Quantification type, Operator, Date and Site, together with the custom fields of the quantification record.
Tube concentration
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The reference unit for mass concentration changes from µg/µl to ng/µl. All recording flows (manual entry, Nanodrop and fluorometry imports, transformations, bulk updates, recalculations) now store values in ng/µl, and search results (standard and advanced) display concentration in ng/µl.
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Existing data has been converted automatically to the equivalent value in ng/µl: the actual quantities remain unchanged.
API (v2)
The scope of the v2 API keeps expanding across the 26 versions.
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Contacts : the v2 API now covers everything the interface allows on a contact: search, read, create, update and delete, as well as managing its departments, emails and phone numbers.
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Study, new sub-resources: departments, contacts, transformation types and assay types, together with their protocols.
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Files : files attached to a record, as well as those held in a custom field, are now accessible through the API: upload, list, download and delete. Study is the first entity served for record files.
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Audit information : read responses now expose who created the object and when, along with who last modified it and when.
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For technical details (endpoints, formats, authentication), see the list of V2 endpoints available in the application.
Import / Export
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The import/export files for Collections, Studies (with and without patients), and Printers have been updated to include a “Sites” column. You can now directly specify one or more sites using the
::separator. Legacy site link files have been removed.
Resolved issues
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Search response times have been significantly improved on high-volume instances
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Fixes intervention reminders that were being triggered for interventions that had already been carried out