CS Milestone 8

The EBS domain’s landing page displays the version of the software available to users. This is also visible in the left navigation menu. Each version may highlight new key features, improvements, bug fixes, or all three. You may refer to the log below for more information in each version.


Version 23.11.28

The new Organizational Units tool is now enabled.

EBS admins can now use Organizational Units tool to create and manage organizations and their units, which come from the Contact Relationship Manager (CRM) tool. The data browser supports basic functionalities, such as filtering, pagination, and download. Each organization’s unit can also be edited () and deleted (). The following features are available:

  1. Manage an organization's units. When you edit () the details of a unit, a new page loads to let you revise its information excluding the data fields for Organization and Unit Type.

  2. Add unit contacts. This section allows you to assign your unit’s Admin Contact and/or Lead Contact. Simply select the name from the drop-down menu. Only registered names from CRM will appear in the list. You can also add remarks in the Comments data field and view the () contact’s CRM profile. To remove a name, click the clear icon (X) beside the drop-down menu.

  3. Manage an unit’s teams. Here, you can create teams within an organization’s unit by clicking the Add Team button. Add members and their roles by modifying the team’s information () and saving the changes. The delete feature () is also enabled should you want to remove a previously created team.

View the full demo here.


Version 23.10.25

EBS admins can now access Place Manager.

Following its launch, Place Manager is now readily accessible and usable by EBS users with admin roles. The tool can be selected from the Core System dashboard or the left navigation menu.

Place Manager

Bug fix

The filter functionality was removed under the Coordinates column.

Season summary report is now enabled.

A new season summary report is added to the list of templates that can be used under the Maize and Wheat programs. This can be accessed in Core Breeding’s Experiment Manager tool via the toolbar’s Printout () icon or from the download () icon in the data browser.

Management of user roles are enhanced.

EBS admins can now use the permissions specific to the Core Breeding (CB) domain when assigning roles to user profiles. In the Role tab, select a CB-specific role. Click the Update Role icon () to view the existing permissions granted for the role. Here, you can expand the permissions for each domain to view the tools.

Outgoing shipment process is now supported for CIMMYT.

The outgoing shipment feature is accessible via the Service Management domain’s Non Genotyping Service Requests (No-GSR) tool, but it’s backend processes are hosted in the Workflow Management tool. This improvement allows EBS admins from the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) to use the outgoing shipment process in the Shipment Manager tool. On the other hand, the Workflow Management tool allows EBS admins to customize the workflow, forms, and validation directly on the user interface. The changes are then reflected on the No-GSR tool.


Version 23.09.28


For questions or concerns, please file a support ticket via the EBS Support Desk. We look forward to hearing from you!