Introduction

We are happy to announce that v6.1 is ready for download! As always, it has new features, improvements and bug fixes selected based on feedback from many of our current adopters. 

New features highlights:

1. Archive users and create users as contacts
2. Dropdown manager: Bulk operations like export, edit and delete on values
3. LDAP and SAML configurations via UI
4. Bulk operation: Support for semicolon delimiter 
5. REDCap integration enhancements

Download

Software/Hardware requirements

Review this page before attempting to upgrade for any changes: Software/Hardware Requirements.

Administrative Enhancements

Users

Contact Users

From v6.1, you can create a new user type called 'Contact' to restrict OpenSpecimen access. These users will not receive login credentials and system email notifications. But, they will be listed under some user drop-downs e.g. PI, coordinator, nurses etc. 

Archive Users:

This feature has been introduced to remove unwanted users without deleting the user associated data.

For  more details refer: User management

Dropdown Manager

Based on feedback, below enhancements are implemented in 'Dropdown Manager'. The user will be able to - 

1. Export values for one or more selected drodowns. This file can be used to import into another instance of OpenSpecimen 
2. Edit and update properties of values
3. Delete multiple values of a dropdown using bulk import

For more details refer: Dropdown Manager

Bulk Operation

Support for semicolon delimiter

OpenSpecimen now support semicolon separated files for bulk import of data in addition to comma separated files. This is useful for files being imported from external devices which might be outputting data in different formats.

Export container types

Admins can export container types in bulk which can be used to import into another OpenSpecimen server. This is useful when container types are set up on test server and have to be moved to production server.

The exported file can be used as is to import using bulk operations into another OpenSpecimen instance.

Reporting

Below are reports which are available as saved queries when you install v6.1:

1. Upcoming visits report: The report lists the participant details and the visits that are anticipated in the next one month.
2. Minor to major reconsent report: The report lists all participants who are minor and will turn major in the next 90 days. 

LDAP and SAML configurations via UI

Super admins can now configure one or more identity providers(LDAP or SAML based) to authenticate users in OpenSpecimen via UI. 

For more details, refer to Configuring Identity Providers.

REDCap Integration

Participant integration enhancements

1. Delete participant - When participants are deleted from REDCap, corresponding participants and its associated data (visits, specimens, forms) are deleted from OpenSpecimen. 
2. Merge participant - Participant merge is handled in a better way now using the identifiers MRN, eMPI or SSN. Refer to 'Participant mapping, matching and merging' for more details.
3. Lock fields update - In OpenSpecimen, it is possible to lock the fields that are being fetched from REDCap. Once these fields are locked using JSON, the users are not allowed to edit these fields in OpenSpecimen. If these fields are updated in REDCap, the changes are synced in OpenSpecimen.

Recurring Instruments

OpenSpecimen can now handle the repeating instruments(forms) of REDCap. Repeating instruments are forms for which users can add multiple records.

Instrument fields inclusion and exclusion lists

Admins can now exclude part of the instrument from syncing with OpenSpecimen. For more details, refer to the section participant mapping in 'Participant mapping, matching and merging'

All Improvements and bugs