SM 2024

The user interface is upgraded.

Users of SM tools can now expect a better user interface in terms of overall style and responsiveness.

Bug fix

The sorting functionality on SM tool data browsers now work accordingly.

Messaging feature is enabled.

Request transactions now have a messaging feature () that logs the exchanges among users involved in the request. This can be accessed on the data browser, just beside the status column.

Processes surrounding request creation is improved.

The following improvements are implemented:

1. View selected marker groups. The data browser now shows the selected marker group/s for a request, instead of showing “(Not Set)”.

2. Updated status. A request’s status is reverted to APPROVED when the batch it previously belonged to gets deleted. Previously, the request retained the DESIGN GENERATED status even after the batch is deleted. When viewing () the details of the request, “Not Applicable” is reflected for the name and status of the batch it is linked to.

3. View traits in ascending order. For ease of use, the available traits per trait category are now listed in ascending order as you complete the Service details of your request.

Bug fixes

The following actions and processes can now proceed accordingly:

1. receive timely and relevant notifications, and

2. view marker groups by crop.

Changes to request details are reflected after batch deletion.

A request’s status is reverted to APPROVED when the batch it previously belonged to gets deleted. Previously, the request retained the DESIGN GENERATED status even after the batch is deleted. When viewing () the details of the request, “Not Applicable” is reflected for the name and status of the batch it is linked to.

Selection of marker and assays is enhanced.

An improved user experience can be expected in the Service & Technology tab. Specifically, you can now:

1. View default marker and assay for fixed marker groups. For 1KRiCA, the marker and its assays are all selected by default. As such, these checkboxes will be grayed out and disabled.

2. Access pagination for markers and assays. The first 10 markers and assays are shown, while the rest can be accessed using the pagination feature.

Bug fixes

The bugs causing the following errors are now fixed. You can now:

1. View the correct set of action buttons beside a request, such that the accept and reject icons are not incorrectly shown, and

2. proceed to create a batch.

Management of a batch and its request/s is upgraded.

Lab managers can now expect a better user interface. The following improvements are implemented:

1. Selected marker panel is reflected. When viewing or updating the request/s in a batch, the selected marker panel/s are now shown as part of the requests' basic information found on the data browser, instead of showing “(Not Set)”. Additionally, this is also reflected on the summary section, whose background is colored in gray.

2. Service Provider and Technology selection is disabled. Once the batch is created, the lab manager is now restricted from changing the selected service provider and technology.

3. Vendor Controls. In the plate layout, the vendor controls are now correctly colored in gray.

4. Intertek Vendor form. The SNP IDs are now reflected in the downloaded Intertek Vendor forms. The SNP IDs are based on the selected marker assays during batch creation.

5. Batch, plate, and sample codes. These codes act as identifiers for a batch, plate, and sample. The codes take into account the number of requests in the batch, the program type, year, and purpose, such that a batch whose request/s use the same program, year, and purpose will use those elements' initials. In contrast, when a batch contains requests with different programs and different purposes, the former uses the initials of the laboratory receiving the request, while the latter uses the “YY” code to denote different purposes. The batch, plate, and sample codes are also followed by the batch count, plate count, and first request ID.

Data browser is improved.

The following improvements are featured in the tool’s data browser:

1. Status. To provide more information about a batch, a new column for status is now shown. This allows a more standardized workflow and look for the data browsers found across Service Management tools.

2. Delete icon. This action is now only allowed for batches with the DESIGN CREATED status.

Bug fixes

You can now proceed to encounter no errors when:

1. viewing and editing a batch, and

2. downloading the correct vendor form.

Management of marker information is enhanced.

The following features are improved:

1. User interface. On the Marker Groups tab, the columns for Trait Category, Trait, and Marker Group Name are now sorted in ascending order by default, while the view (), edit (), and delete () action icons are enabled alongside each marker as you edit a marker group.

2. Download markers. You can now expect to download () an accurate offline copy of the markers belonging to a marker group, including its associated data.

3. Error notification. A more informative error notification is now reflected when creating a marker group name that duplicates an already existing one. Previously, users are only notified that the new marker group has not been created, instead of showing why there was an error.

4. Marker FNR and FPR. The system now allows values between 0 to 1 for the FNR and FPR data fields when creating or editing a marker’s information.

Bug fix

The column name for Chromosome is now spelled out for easier reference.