Limes Portal
link: https://limes-inventory.github.io/
Log in using your eLab credentials.
Note
A connection to the UBC Secure network is required, via VPN, campus wifi, or ethernet cable.
Search by Storage Location
Log in to the portal and click Search By Storage Location.
Search for a storage location by entering the names of the storage levels to that location, seperated by commas. This need not be too precise. For example,
11, 2, 3
would yield
-80C Freezer #11, shelf 2, rack 3
Warning
Be aware of ambiguities. 1, for instance, will match terms like Freezer #01 or
Freezer #15, and 8 will match -80C Freezer! The search is simply matching the
name of each storage level.
The barcode and full address of the specified location will appear and all samples in that specific location will be displayed in a table.
Note
If a storage is not found, pressing the Reload Storages
button will have Limes synchronize its remembered storage locations with eLab.
Pressing Print will display the barcodes of all samples found.
Scanning Labels
Log in to the portal and click Scanner.
Barcodes can be entered directly into the box: Enter Barcode Here. After the specified delay
indicated by the box Delay (ms), the barcode will be entered into the table. This barcode will
be automatically checked against elab and a checkmark (✔) will appear in the Added? column if the
barcode was found in eLab.
When ready to confirm the reception of barcodes (and their samples by proxy), select the desired barcodes
from the scanned barcodes table and click Confirm Recieve. The MMAP API will then be notifed of these barcodes.
The Info column will display identifiers for the barcode if the MMAP API was succesfully updated, or
continue to display unknown on failure.
Warning
The MMAP API will only accept confirmation once, so there is no way to tell the difference between a succesful confirmation and a repeat confirmation. Attempts to improve this was met with logistical resistence.
Selected barcodes with retrieved metadata (ex. names or other identifiers) can be copied to the clipboard as a table to be later pasted into a spreadsheet for bulk entry into eLab.
Tip
Double clicking on any row will open the eLab page for that barcode if found in eLab.
Tip
Use the Toggle Camera button to scan barcodes directly using the built-in camera of the device.
Note
The scanned list of barcodes will persist between login sessions and devices for each user, as long as the server has not restarted.
Printing Labels
Ensure that a template for the style of label you wish to print has been created.
Log in to the portal and click Print.
In the Items field, enter each item to print by pasting its’ barcode on a new line like so:
005000009764829
005000009764830
005000009764831
Tip
Consider using the Search By Storage Locaton feature to acquire barcodes of many samples of storage locations like boxes / racks. Have a look at this example for a walkthrough
Note
If a barcode is matched to a sample on eLab, the sample’s name will be automatically sent to the label, otherwise, only the custom text will be sent.
Add additional text by separating it with a comma or the tab character. Pasting entries
directly from a spreadsheet is possible here.
005000009764829
005000009764830, custom text
005000009764831, text for "o.text2", text for "o.text3"
005000009764831 tab separated & from a spreadsheet
Note
It is possible to print unlinked labels, though this is highly NOT recommended. Simply enter your own barcode or start with a comma to indicate a blank barcode, for example:
12345, a lonely label not connected to eLab
, a sad label with no barcode
The information to be printed for each label will be shown in the table at the bottom.
Pressing the Copy to Clipboard button will allow you to paste the label information
into a spreadsheet for editing. It should then be possible to directly paste the updated
contents back into the Items box.
A Label Template and Printer must be selected before printing.
Note
Ensure that the selected template matches the physical labels loaded in the printer.
When ready, press Print All and wait for confirmation.