Recent BSI News

Dec. 24, 2008 - BSI 7.0.1 Released

A monthly update for BSI was deployed with the following fixes and feature requests:

  • Material Type is now available on the Assign Child BSI IDs dialog when beginning an Aliquot or Process Task.

  • Requisition task data is now displayed when you right click in a cell in a task column on the Requisition Editor.

  • Issues with assigning row and col in a serpentine pattern when assigning shipping box data for a Ship task were corrected.

  • Users can now search on Entry Batch when adding specimens to a shipment batch.

  • More Task Destination data, including the destination address, is displayed when printing from the Requisition editor.

  • Matching rows are now highlighted in the Child Completion dialog after import.

  • Issues with opening existing requisitions were corrected.

  • For databases with study level security, the list of studies available for searching on BSI Web is now limited to only studies to which the current user has access.

Oct. 20, 2008 - BSI 7.0 Released

BSI 7.0 has been released! With an enhanced security model, blind specimen task, direct committing, right mouse button support, support for kits, and much more!

Feb. 17, 2008 - BSI 6.3.1 released!

BSI 6.3.1 was released Sunday, February 17th with the following fixes and features:

  • For Databases with Location Management, users will now have the option to assign locations by selecting locations from the tree-view in the Location Wizard.

  • An issue that allowed users to select more than one search field in a search statement was fixed.

  • Occasionally, users would get an exception when logging on to the BSI client due to the News failing to load on the Home tab. This issue has been fixed.

  • Child vials from a completed Aliquot task with an Include status of Returned will no longer appear in the Aliquot Task report.

  • A new requisition user preference was added that, when selected, will allow users to view both the requisition task icon and data (such as combination id or task order)in a task column on the Requisition editor.

  • Exiting the Specify Children dialog will no longer close the Request Available Child BSI IDs dialog.

  • The extra Requisition ID fields were removed from the Select Requisition Fields list on the search dialog.

  • A Track button was added to the Shipments Manager, which, if the shipment has a valid tracking number, will open the Web site of the currier in order to display the status of the selected shipment.

  • An issue with the Requisition Status not updating if User Server Caching was not selected was fixed.

  • A Menu item was added to the Shipment Editor View menu that allows users to toggle between manifest and data entry data for all columns.

Jan. 20, 2008 - BSI 6.3 released

The major enhancements in this version include:

  • Role-based Security - Local Administrators can use the new Roles module to create roles based on user groups. Instead of assigning permissions to a user, roles containing user permissions are assigned. If a permission for a user group changes, rather changing each users account, the one role will be updated.

  • Context Sensitive Help - Use Help ( or ?) buttons or the F1 key anywhere in the system to open a related help topic.

  • Pool Vials - When beginning an aliquot task, select Parents to combine and the child to combine them into and press the Combine button. The BSI ID of the child vial, will now be listed as the parent vial's Combination ID.

  • Create Aliquots from Templates - When beginning an aliquot task, select a data entry template to create a specified number of child vials and enter default data.

  • Create a Different Number of Children per Parent - When beginning an aliquot task, you can specify a different number of children per parent.

  • New Relational Mapping - When creating reports the new relational mapping will allow you to join more tables.

  • New Contact Fields - Additional fields can be tracked for BSI contacts, upon request.

In order to release version 6.3, BSI will be taken off line at 5:00 pm on January 18, 2008. The new version will be available by start of business on January 21, 2008.

Oct. 23, 2007 - BSI at ASCB 2007!

IMS will be hosting a booth at the annual American Society for Cell Biology conference in December. Stop by our booth for information and demonstrations of the system!

Oct. 15, 2007 - BSI 6.2.3 Released!

BSI 6.2.3 was released today with the following fixes and feature requests

  • The Shipment Study ID was expanded so that users no longer get an error when entering long Study IDs.

  • An issue with the cursor in the Mass Change dialog was fixed.

  • An unoccupied space report has been added to the standard inventory reports.

  • The OK button will now be enabled after confirming a new password.

  • The on-line help was updated

Oct. 1, 2007 - BSI is caBig Bronze Certified

IMS is pleased to announce that BSI is caBIG bronze level certified. At this point that is the highest level of certification available to commercial applications. In addition, BSI currently meets most Silver level criteria. IMS fully intends to make BSI silver level certified as soon as caBIG provides that level of certification to commercial applications.

Please contact IMS if you have any questions!

July 7, 2007 - BSI 6.2 Released

Version 6.2 of the BSI client and server was released. This version includes several minor enhancements including:

  • Shipping box data, including Box Layout, Label, Row and Col can be entered for ship and transfer tasks by selecting Shipping Box Data from the task menu.

  • A Find option has been added to the Enforce Sequential Scan options.

  • An option has been added that will automatically open the Data Entry editor after transferring shipment vials.

And much more!

April 16, 2007 - BSI 6.1 Released!

Version 6.1 of the BSI client and server was released on April 15. This version includes over 300 fixes and enhancements. Included in this release is:

  • Faster communication between the client and the server. All communication is now compressed to improve overall system speed when reading large data entry batches, requisitions, and shipments.

  • An improved modifier selection and specification dialog. The dialog now shows you all current modifiers for you to select from instead of having to specify them yourself.

  • New Scanning Options - specify your starting row and column, new assignment orientations, and more.

  • Incoming shipments can now add vials from existing requisitions

  • Upgrade to Java 6.0 and PostgreSQL 8.2.3

And much more!

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