Resources

Options for voluntary Bika LIMS user and technical assistance

Code

https://github.com/bikalims

Installing Bika LIMS

Docker Installation manual in README

The latest release, Ingwe Bika 4, contains Docker packaging, deployment scripts, and documentation. It aims to install a fully functional LIMS with minimum effort, including key-add-ons, ready to be used

Bika Manual Bika Installation guide on GitHub

Full installations are better suited for development environments, and including a load balancer, for production environments

Bika LIMS Coding Introduction

Take your first steps coding with COA and instrument interface examples

Bika Instrument Interface overview

Bika Instrument Interface Specification

User manual

User manual. Configuring and using Bika LIMS

Demonstration Installations

Various disciplines. request access

Document management

Manage SOP development etc.

Downloads

Specifications and vintage marketing material

Assistance

Please post questions and comment to the Bika Slack room where volunteers reply to questions for everybody's benefit. Request Slack access

Bug Reports

Well documented bug reports are hugely appreciated and contribute much to the rapid maturation of Open Source software. Jira Capture makes bug reporting fun

Log your finds here...  Issue Tracker

Improvement requests

Ditto for improvements and new features

中国人

Bika 开源 LIMS 项目的主页. 自 2002 年以来,Bika成功实施的所有系统,“比任何盒装产品效果都好

Videos

Receiving, Labeling, Rejecting and Cancelling Samples

Samples earlier registered remotely are Received at the lab, checking them in, whereafter they are available for analysis

Creating WorksheetsWorksheet Templates. Manual results capture

The Video reviews existing Worksheets and the Worksheet Templates used to create them

Results Verification. Retesting. COA Publication

Reviewing Worksheet results for Verification. Retract and Retest dubious results. Verify Worksheets and Publish Certificates of Analysis

Advanced Videos

Bulk Sample Import

Import big volumes of Samples from spreadsheets. Much quicker

Creating and using Worksheet Templates

Create WS Templates including QC Analyses, Instrument and Method defaults, from which Worksheets are cloned

Instrument Interfacing

Export Worksheets to Instruments and import their results

Creating and Using Calculations

Configure results calculations from dependent results or unreported parameters like weights and factors

QC. Reference Definitions and Samples

Save CRM specification sets as Reference Definitions to create new Reference Sample records for that specification with