Introduction
We are happy to announce that v8.1 is ready for download! This release includes some important bug fixes and enhancements requested by customers.
New features include:
- User groups
- Control display of fields based on role
- Color coding in container map view
- Coordinator workflow with receive specimens option
- Specimen availability status
- Custom form enhancements
- Specimen collection & order manifests
- eConsents plugin enhancements
- OpenClinica plugin enhancements
- Project Tracker plugin enhancements
Download
Version | Link | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Contact support team | |
| Community | <TBD:Source Code GitHub link> | forums.openspecimen.org |
Software/Hardware requirements
Review this page before attempting to upgrade for any changes: Software/Hardware Requirements.
User Groups
Allows you to create groups of users of same institute to easily assign print rules and share carts & queries.
Custom Forms Enhancements
Reported by: University of Pittsburgh & Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Below are some enhancements added to the redesigned forms module:
- Edit control types: Change form fields from dropdown to radio button or text field, checkbox to multi-select field etc.
- Form audits: All changes to forms like add, edit, delete and changes in form associations are audited.
- Placing forms fields in same row and edit these at anytime.
For more details, refer to Forms & Custom Fields.
Role-based display of fields
Reported by: Washington University & University of Cyprus
In previous versions, only PHI fields could be hidden for certain user roles. But there are use cases where non-PHI fields need to be hidden for specific user roles. For e.g., storage location field from clinicians or nurses. Since these users' role is to collect primary specimens, it is irrelevant to show the storage location field to them. In order to support this, in v8.1 admins can configure workflow JSONS to hide fields based on user roles.
Refer to 'Role-based display of fields' for more details.
Color coding in container map view
Reported by: Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The container map displays a graphical overview of what specimens are stored in it. To visualize this map better, you now have an option to configure different colors based on specimen types.
Configuration of these colors can be done using the dropdown manager. For more details, refer to 'Color Coding in Container Map View'.
Specimen collection & order manifests
Manifests can now be generated during specimen collection and distribution. Format and content of the PDF file can be configured at either protocol level or system level.
For more details, refer to Specimen Collection and Order Manifests.
Coordinator workflow for specimen collection
Reported by: Washington University
Receive specimens workflow
Reported by: Washington University & University of Cyprus
Specimen availability status
A new field has been introduced to determine the availability of the specimen. This is calculated based on activity status and collection status values of the specimen. You can search based on this field in list view filters and query filters. Different colored icons can be configured to indicate the different status of the specimen.
Refer to Specimen Status for more details.
Project tracker plugin enhancements
Reported by: Washington University
Below are some of the enhancements implemented in project tracker plugin:
- Ability to download the request manifest PDF. The manifest format/template can be specified either at the project level or at the system level.
- Ability to put the request "On Hold".
- Filters to allow users to search for requests by their IDs, creation, start and end date ranges.
- Ability to move requests between projects of the same site.
Bugs & Enhancements
Below are some other fixes implemented in v8.1:
| Description | Reported by |
|---|---|
| Forgot pwd link should work for locked and expired users too | Multiple centers |
| Email admins when there is unsuccessful login attempt | Multiple centers |
| Support for REDCap datetime fields synching | University of Cyprus |
| Send email when impersonated as another user | None |
| Update form data based on PPID, visit name or specimen label instead of form record ID | National University Hospital, Singapore |
| New specimen label token - %PRIMARY_SPEC_COUNTER% | University of Pittsburgh |
| Clone print rules | University of Basel |
| Containers: Specimen list view and filters should be configurable | Multiple centers |
| University of Miami | |
All Improvements and Bugs
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