Bika LIMS 3.0rc1 (Release candidate) (Sep 27, 2012)

Bika LIMS

This is not a final release. Experimental releases should only be used for testing and development. Do not use these on production sites, and make sure you have proper backups before installing.

First Gaob LIMS 3 release candidate

For additional information about this project, please visit the overview page .

Available downloads

Python package index egg

For all platforms (5 MB)

Release Notes

Tested with Plone 4.2
State Release candidate
License OSI
Release Manager Campbell McKellar-Basset
Released 2012/09/24 00:00:00 UTC

Please see Bika LIMS 3.0a1, 3.0a2 and and 3.0a3 for the original Gaob Bika LIMS 3 release documentation, and the on-line demo at demo.bikalabs.com

Installation guides:

Installing Gaob Bika LIMS 3 on Linux

Installing Gaob Bika LIMS 3 on Windows

Change log

The most prominent changes in this version are:

  • Added GNUPlot dependency
  • Client sample points
  • Sampling Deviation selections
  • Ad-Hoc sample flag
  • Sample Matrices (Sampletype categorisation)
  • Custom ResultsFooter field in bika setup
  • PDF Attachments to published results
  • Electronic signature included in Results and Reports
  • Login details form to create users for LabContacts
  • Sampling workflow is disabled by default
  • Methods are versioned by default
  • Methods are publicly accessible by default
  • Queries WIP
  • Reports WIP
  • Modified label layouts for easier customisation
  • Cleaned print styles
  • Use plonelocales for handling Date/Time formats
  • SMS and Fax setup items are disabled by default

Please visit http://www.bikalabs.com or https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS for more information.

More about the Goab LIMS 3 code line at the v3.0a1 project, 3.0a2, 3.0a3 and on the front page of the on-line demo