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<h2>Access</h2>
<p><span class="link-mailto"><a href="mailto:demorequest@bikalabs.com?subject=Access%20to%20Gaob%20Bika%20LIMS%203%20on-line%20installation"><span>Bika LIMS 3 demo request</span></a></span><b><br /></b></p>
<h2>Feedback</h2>
<p>Don't hesitate to post questions and comment to the Bika mailing lists: <a class="external-link" href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21forum/bika-design">LIMS design</a>, <a class="external-link" href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bika-users">Users</a> or <a class="external-link" href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bika-developers">Developers</a></p>
<p>Please log issues and feature requests in the <a class="external-link" href="https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS/issues">public issue tracker</a> <br /><br />IRC <a class="chatzilla-link" href="http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bika" id="ch-url-anchor">irc://freenode/bika</a>, the #bika channel on irc.freenode.net</p>
<h2 align="left" class="Subheading">Test data</h2>
<p align="left">We created standardised spreadsheets to configure the LIMS with setup data of your choice. The demo is populated with data of uniform   nature for ease of testing. See <a class="internal-link" href="setup-data-in-this-installation">Setup data used to configure this installation</a></p>
<h2 align="left" class="Subheading">Installation</h2>
<p>Installation guides: <a href="http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/manual/bika-installation-guides/bika-on-ubuntu-linux/installing-bika-lims-3"><span class="state-published">Linux</span></a> - <a href="http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/manual/bika-installation-guides/bika-on-windows/installing-bika-lims-3-0"><span class="state-published">Windows</span></a></p>
<h2 align="left" class="Subheading">Gaob?</h2>
<p>In the tradition of <i>Chief </i>Inkosi Bika LIMS 2 using a  title for a release, this edition is code-named<i> </i>Gaob Bika LIMS 3. Gaob, <i>King,</i> is taken from <a class="external-link" href="http://www.san.org.za/">Khoi San</a> Nama, language of <a class="external-link" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/worlds-most-ancient-race-traced-in-dna-study-1677113.html">the world's first  people</a></p>
<h2 align="left" class="Subheading">Download</h2>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS">PyPI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS">GitHub</a></li>
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<p style="text-align: center; "><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/introduction-and-overview/bikas-web-based-workflow"><img class="image-inline" src="workflow-diagram.png" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center; "><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/introduction-and-overview/bikas-web-based-workflow">Web based workflow</a></p>
<p align="left"><img alt="Accredited lab analyses" src="++resource++bika.lims.images/warning.png" /> <b><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/setup-and-configuration/system-defaults/bika-setup">Sampling</a> is [off] by default<br /></b></p>
<p align="left">Labs will set sampling workflow maybe once  during the system life cycle. When enabled, the system enforces the sampling step, it gets logged and time stamped and field results captured</p>
<p align="left"><b>Preservation<br /></b></p>
<p align="left">When preservation was set up for a sample, the system enforces a preservation step in its workflow</p>
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<h3>Code repository</h3>
<p>Fresh code is always available at <a href="https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS">https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS</a></p>
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<p>Code analysis at <a class="external-link" href="https://www.ohloh.net/p/bika">ohloh.net</a></p>
<a class="external-link" href="https://www.ohloh.net/p/bika"><img alt="ohloh" class="image-inline" src="Plone/portal_skins/bika/CodeGraphOhloh.png" /></a><br /></td>
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<h3><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual">User Manual</a></h3>
<p><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/wip.-work-in-progress"><span class="state-hidden">WIP. Work in progress</span></a></p>
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<li><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/introduction-and-overview"><span class="state-published">Introduction and Overview</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/setup-and-configuration"><span class="state-published">Setup and Configuration</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/clients"><span class="state-published">Clients</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/samples.-analyses.-analysis-requests"><span class="state-published">Samples. Analyses. Analysis Requests</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/worksheets"><span class="state-published">Worksheets</span></a></li>
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<p align="left"><b>Recent updates<br /></b></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/setup-and-configuration/system-defaults"><span class="state-published">System Defaults</span></a></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/introduction-and-overview/search-and-find"><span class="state-published">Search and Find</span></a></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/users-and-roles.-groups"><span class="state-published">Users and roles. Groups</span></a></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/setup-and-configuration/methods"><span class="state-published">Methods</span></a></p>
<p align="left"><span class="state-published"><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/setup-and-configuration/ar-templates">AR Templates</a></span></p>
<p align="left"><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/setup-and-configuration/sample-types">Sample Type</a> and <a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/setup-and-configuration/sample-points">Sample Point</a> relationship</p>
<p align="left"><b>Earlier updates</b></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/samples.-analyses.-analysis-requests/receiving-samples-label-printing">Receiving Samples - Label printing </a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/samples.-analyses.-analysis-requests/manual-results-capture">Single AR and analysis results capture </a><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/samples.-analyses.-analysis-requests/results-verification"><span class="state-published"> </span></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/samples.-analyses.-analysis-requests/results-verification"><span class="state-published">Results Verification. Or Retraction</span></a></p>
<p align="left"><a class="external-link" href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/introduction-and-overview/display-columns.-screen-restrictions">Display columns. Screen restrictions</a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/worksheets/worksheet-overview"><span class="state-published">Worksheet Overview</span></a> <a href="http://demo.bikalabs.com/knowledge-centre/manual/bika-3-user-manual/worksheets/creating-worksheets"><span class="state-published"> </span></a></p>
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<h3>Translations</h3>
The Bika dictionaries are ready for translation via the easy-to-use web interface at <a class="external-link" href="https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/bika-lims/resource/bika/">Transifex.net</a>. Please see <a class="external-link" href="http://www.bikalabs.com/helpcentre/how-to/transifex">How to translate Gaob Bika 3 </a><br /><br />
<p>Approved new translations will be taken up into future Bika releases but can also be downloaded directly from Transifex<br /><br />The Transifex interface provides a fun way to translate Bika - do so for your language now!</p>
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<td align="center"><a href="https://www.transifex.net/" target="_blank"><img src="https://sw.transifex.net/14/static/charts/images/tx-logo-micro.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/bika-lims/resource/bika/" target="_blank" title="See more information on Transifex.net">Top translations: bika-lims: bika</a> <br /><br /> <a class="external-link" href="https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/bika-lims/resource/bika/"><img src="https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/bika-lims/resource/bika/chart/image_png" /></a><br /></td>
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