Introduction

We are happy to announce that v11.0 is ready for download! This release includes new features, usability enhancements, and bug fixes requested by customers. 

New features include:

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Specimen units configuration at CP and system level

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Biospecimen Module Upgrade

Specimen Units Enhancements

Reported by: 

Many of our customers have multiple groups of users using the same OpenSpecimen application with requirement of different specimen units. To facilitate this, we have implemented configuring specimen units per CP and across the system.

Specimen Type

Auditing Enhancements

Reported by: Washington University

New Features:

• Audit

Refer to We have upgraded the UI tech stack for biospecimen module as part of technical advancement. With new UI infrastructure, we are introducing

• Biospecimen data entry will be handled via default workflows (sequential task list)

• Change in ‘look and feel’

• Quick display: ‘visit overview’ for ‘Occurred visits’ on participant overview page

• Optional hiding of Collection/ Utilization stats for occured visits

Note: No impact on existing data entry

Support for Multiple Specimen Units

Reported by: Columbia University Irving Medical Center, University of Utah

One of the most awaited enhancements, many clients who regularly onboard newer research groups, usually face challenges in making specimen units uniform and apply that for all the legacy samples. With this major enhancement, we are providing:

• Support separate specimen units per CP (quantity units, concentration units).

• No impact on current setup of specimen types/ units with upgrade.

• Superadmins can view/ edit specimen units across the system from one place.

Note: If units are updated after specimens are collected, then the existing specimens won't be automatically recalculated.

Refer to Specimen Type

Auditing Enhancements

Previous audit reports based on user/ object type were resource intensive and time-consuming. To get accurate results, users often used to run multiple audit reports, resulting in environment slowness/ breakdown, etc.

• Export audit logs based on the object identifiers. For example: Download audit log for specimen IDs 1,2,3

• Users can generate only one audit report at one time to minimize usage of server resources

Refer to https://openspecimen.atlassian.net/wiki/x/DYDaE

REDCap Enhancements

Reported by: Washington University

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Refer to REDCap Integration

Workflows Plugin

Reported by: University Medical Center, Utrecht, University Medical Center, Groningen

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• Search workflow batches using visit name

• Edit the same form record across multiple tasks within a workflow batch

• Using the find usage button in the workflow library, you can check which task is used in which workflow

• You can now process a specimen from the waiting queue more than once. For example: A tissue block can be processed into slides as and when required.

• The ‘Copy First to All’ text is now replaced with an icon to reduce the column space.

• Link custom workflows to the default buttons. For example: Link receive workflow to the ‘Receive’ button, collect specimens workflow to ‘Collect’ visit button.

• The first column of every workflow task will be frozen automatically.

• Use custom fields at the CP level for adding conditions in the workflow tasks

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