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Table of Contents
Recent Updates
1 Introduction
1.1.1 User preferences and passwords
1.1.2 LIMS page lay-out
1.1.3 Bika Browser convention
1.1.4 Folder structure
1.1.5 Workflow in four steps
1.1.6 Dashboard
1.2.1 Display preferences
1.2.2 Tables
1.2.3 Icons
1.2.4 Search
1.2.5 Bika Barcode use
1.3 Language Preference
1.4 Brand your LIMS
1.5 Export Objects and lists as CSV
1.6 Technical. Hardware. Server stack
1.6.1 LIMS Version
1.6.2 ERD
1.6.3 Undoing transactions
1.7 Lab Content and Document management
1.6.4 Upgrading Add-on Products
2 Users and Groups
2.1 Lab user groups and their roles
2.2 Authorisation matrix
2.3 Creating Users
2.4 Lab users in the UI
3 Clients
3.1 Client Organisations and their Contacts
3.2 Managing Clients
3.3 Client Contacts and User privileges
3.4 Removing Clients
4 Configuration
4.1 Configuration Convention
4.2 Order of Configuration
4.3 Global settings
4.4 ID server
4.5 Samples and Sampling
4.5.1 Sample Point Locations
4.6 Analytical Methods
4.8 Import Bika Setup data
4.9 Setup migration
5 Instruments
5.1 Instrument Configuration
5.2 Instrument Maintenance
5.3 Instrument QC
5.4 Corrective Action
5.5 How To bring an instrument back on line after failing QC
6 Analysis Services
6.1 Description, Analysis
6.2 Measure of Uncertainty
6.3 Results Options
6.4 AS Methods
6.5 Sample attributes
6.6 Advanced
6.7 Results Interpretation Templates
7 Calculations
7 Calculations
7.1 Capturing Calculated results
8 Analysis Templates
Sample Registration Templates
9 Product Specifications
10 QC
10.1 Reference Definitions
10.2 Creating Reference Samples
10.3 Capturing QC results
10.4 QC Failure Workflow
10.5 Control Charts
10.7 Audit trails
10.6 Reference Sample Expiry
11 Workflow
11.1 Sample Registration
11.2 Sampling. Preservation
11.3 Receiving and Labeling Samples
11.3.1 Sample Rejection
11.3.2 Sample Preparation
11.4 Results Capture
11.5 Verifying results
11.6 Results publication. COA
11.7 Invalidating erroneously published Results
11.8 Secondary Testing of Samples
11.9 Sample Prioritisation
11.10 Workflow States summary
Sampling Rounds and Surveys
12 Batching
12.1 Creating a Sample Batch
12.2 Batch Sample Import
12.2.1 Preparing the CSV
13 Worksheets
13.1 Creating Worksheets
13.2 Add QC Controls
13.3 Results Capture
13.4 Results Verification. Retesting
13.5 Creating Worksheet Templates
13.5 Worksheets from Templates
13.7 Export Worksheets to Instruments
13.8 Instrument Results Import
13.9 Results Spreadsheet Imports
13.1.1 Creating Worksheets from Sample Lists
14 Management Reports
15 Aliquots. Sample Partitioning
16 Storage
15.1 Storage Facilities
15.2 Storing Samples
15.3 Retrieving Samples
17 Billing
18 Background processing
17. 3 Configuring Queue management
17.4 Using Asynchronous Processing
Technical
Senaite 1 to 2 Configuration Migration as upgrade
Seeding Bika Senaite IDs
42 Error Messages and Alerts
Instrument messages
Specifications changed
Videos
Bika Senaite LIMS Video. Batch Sample Registration
Bika Senaite LIMS Video. Receiving and Labelling Samples
Bika Senaite LIMS Video. Worksheets
Bika Senaite LIMS Video. Verification and Publication
Bika Instrument Interfacing
Creating and Using Calculations
Creating and using Worksheet Templates
Bulk Sample Import
Bika QC. Reference Definitions and Samples
Spacers. Templates
Recent Bika Senaite Manual updates
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Issue Tracking
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Use Cases
Use Case. Bulk over-the-counter Samples
Use Case. Wet Samples
Configuring Bika for Fire Assays
Images - Fire Assay use case
Images - ERD
Bika Senaite Open Source LIMS ERD - QC
Bika Senaite Open Source LIMS ERD - Setup
Bika Senaite Open Source LIMS ERD - Clients
Bika Senaite Open Source LIMS ERD - Template configuration
Bika Open Source LIMS ERD - Samples Analyses Worksheets
Disclaimer
18. Billing
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Demos
Bika LIMS 3
Bika Health 3
Bika Interlab 2
Video
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About Bika
FAQ
Is Bika LIMS really free?
About Support Buckets
Which hardware?
Get going quickly. Save
Like all LIMS, the Bika UIX sucks
How does Senaite LIMS relate to Bika?
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Cannot afford LIMS? Join forces
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Kaapse Fisant, Cape Spurfowl née Francolin Pternistis Capensis
Libre Liberia
Open Source wheelchair and robohand
1st OpenLabConnect release. Open Source Instrument middle ware
Free LIMS – An Oxymoron? Really
Open Source expectation and misconception observations. Advice
Occupy Wall Street!
Someone told me nothing happened today
What's in a name?
May day. Not Mayday. All well
The Year that was
The End for Open Source evangelism
Bika Lab Systems has a website again
At long last, training videos
The Elusive 3 month LIMS Implementation Project
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SAWLA
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LimeLyte
Incyte Systems
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De Bortoli Wines. Bika Open Source LIMS users
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Zimbabwe Ministry of Health supports Bika Health, Open Source LIMS for public health care laboratories
RTI International supports Bika Health, Open Source LIMS for public health care laboratories
City of uMlatuze supports Bika Open Source LIMS for water quality management
Bika Open Source Biobank
Stellenbosh University Medical Faculty uses Bika Biobank
South African National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) use Bika Open Source LIS, Bika Health
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Bika Cannabis Open Source LIMS
University of Massachusettes supports Bika Open Source LIMS
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Dr. Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital uses Bika Open Source LIS
Bika Health Open Source LIMS Foundation
Bika Health Open Source LIMS Foundation
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Bika LIMS uses Slack
Bika Open Source LIMS in GSoC 2018
Webtide South African Bika Open Source LIMS developers
Bika Lab Systems Tell it as it is
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Bika Lab Systems Creative Commons BY SA
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Bika Senaite Demo ISO 17025 accreditation seal
Bika Biobank Open Source BIMS frisky francolin
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2017 Bika Open Source LIMS for Chemistry amd Microbiology
Bika Senaite uses Transifex 200x
Plone logo blue
IRRI Rice knowledge bank logo
Froid logo
ALS Global Naledi uses Bika Open Source LIMS
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Bika Open Source LIMS Sponsors
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Bika LIMS for Covid screening
Bika Open Source LIMS for Covid screening
Bika Open Source LIMS for Covid screening
Bika Open Source LIMS for Covid screening
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Black Lives Matter
These global organisations use open source software
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Test It lab uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Hydrochem uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Quantilab uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Geoangol uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Qure Cannabis lab uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Zimlabs uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Greenhill labs uses Bika Open Source LIMS
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Hydrochem logo
Westago uses Bika Open Source LIMS
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Imexlogic uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Test It uses Bika Open Source LIMS
SADCAS accredited labs use Bika Open Sopurce LIMS
Test It SANAS ISO 17025 accredited lab uses Bika Open Source LIMS
Branches 2017
Bika Health Open Source LIS logo 2017
Bika Open Source Biobank logo 2017
Bika Health Open Source LIMS logo 2017
Bika Open Source Cannabis LIMS logo 2017
Bika Open Source LIMS logo 2017
Bika Interlab Open Source LIMS for Proficiency Testing logo 2017
Bika Water - Open Source LIMS for water quality management LIMS logo 2017
Bika Health Open Source LIS logo 2017
Bika Health Senaite logo 2017 300x
Bika Cannabis Open Source sans LIMS logo 300x
Bika Open Source Covid LIMS logo
Bika Tribos Open Source LIMS for Tribology
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In the lab
Old chemistry 1
Old chemistry 2
Scientists staring at Chicken and eggs
Hydrochem front page image
Bika Fire Assay Open Source LIMS for Geochemistry
Zimlabs Fire assay
Zimlabs AA
Sampling for Bika Open Source LIMS
Wastewater for analysis in Bika Open Source LIMS
Water Sample bottles
Diagrams
2018 Bika Open Source LIMS web based flow diagram full screen
Levey-Jennings chart
Bika LIMS QC Control Levels Graph
Bika Senaite Open Source LIMS workflow diagram 201712
Bika Senaite Health LIS Flow Diagram
Bika Lab Systems project management canvass. Pick any two of Good, Fast, Cheap
ALS reduced Bika web based workflow
Bika Senaite Analysis Request Workflow step
Bika Senaite Receive workflow
Bika Senaite Results Capture QC Verify
Bika Senaite LIMS Workflow 4 Publication
Bika Open Source LIMS project managemnt triangle
Bika Health Workflow Diagram 1000 x
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Bika Open Source LIMS issue resolution 2018 Q2
Instrument QC Control chart in Bika | Senaite Open Source LIMS
Baobab LIMS workflow diagram. Open Source Bika Biobank fork
Bika Water Open Source LIMS
Bika Cannabis flow diagram. Open Source LIMS for regulated Industries
Bika Lab Systems contributions to Bika Open Source LIMS
Bika Lab Systems project management. Pick any two of Good, Fast, Cheap
The Lights changed - PM triangle 2017 - 2019
Bika Open Source LIMS Task tracker 2017 - 2019
LIMS Flow. Batches, Analysis Requests, Analyses, Worksheets, QC
Marketing
Word cloud of Open Source LIMS in slowdown doing well
The benefits of Professional Open Source LIMS
ISO 17025 Ready LIMS
Flexible LIMS workflow
TCO for Open Source LIMS
LIMS challenges for Laboratories
Open Source LIMS Support
Bika Open Source LIMS References
Bika Lab Systems website images
1 Professional Open Source advantages
2 Open Source LIMS is robust and secure
3 Open Source LIMS can be customised to perfect fit
4 Bika Branches for different lab disciplines
5 Bika Open Source LIMS Collective
Bika Lab Systems professional services catalogue
About Bika Lab Systems the primary sponsor of Bika Open Source LIMS
Bika Lab Systems is supported by the Bika Open Source LIMS community
The Benefits of Bika Open Source LIMS
Bika Open Source LIMS Features
Frequently asked Questions about Bika Open Source LIMS
Bika Open Source web based LIMS flow diagram
Bika Health Open Source web based LIMS flow diagram
Khoi San rock painting, re Gaob
Lines of Bika LIMS code
Bika LIMS monthly commits
Bika Open Source coding languages
Bika Open Source LIMS Top level ERD
Code Additions and Deletions
Bika Donation Bitcoin QR code
Bika 3 code analysis only - lines of code
Bika 3 code analysis only - number of commits
LIMS Circus Banner
Georgia CDC workshop LIMS presenters
Big BIMS
Small BIMS
Open Source Biobank workflows being added to Bika Healt, LIMS/LIS for health care laboratories
Integrated Open Source Biobank Management System. BIMS
Open Source Biobank workflows being added to Bika Healt, LIMS/LIS for health care laboratories
Open Source Biobank workflows being added to Bika Healt, LIMS/LIS for health care laboratories
Bika Open Source Integrated Biobank
Bika Open Source Biobank Phase I
Pycon Namibia 2016 Blitz talk queue
Django Girl
The Safariseat
Open Source prostheses
Meme Smoke and Mirrors everywhere
Commitstrip.com on Open Source Projects
Bika LIMS 3.2 Open Source LIMS
Cannoical's Mark Shuttleworth is an Open Source hero
Bika Health Open Source LIMS Foundation
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Consumable Inventory in Bika Open Source LIMS
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User Manual
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Statistics and Graphs
Images
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Bika Interlab Proficiency Testing LIMS Receive Sample
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