Labtronics Inc. Releases New Toolkit for Validating Instrument/LIMS Interfaces
Labtronics Inc. announces the release of version 3.2 of the Validation Toolkit for their LIMS interfacing application LimsLink. The Validation Toolkit includes two separate components, a software application and a full documentation package, that provide automated assistance and detailed guidance for both IQ and OQ. Together they reduce the amount of time and resources required for conducting a thorough validation of a LimsLink implementation.
The documentation portion of the Validation Toolkit includes testing procedures, tables, lists and charts that guide and assist in the IQ and OQ validation of LimsLink installations and methods. IQ and OQ Checklists cover items such as hardware, software and file verification, installation protocol, validation of the security components and validation and versioning of the interfacing methods. Using the documentation package as their guide, LimsLink users are able to take a thorough and structured approach to validation of their application.
The software component of the Validation Toolkit can automatically run IQ each time LimsLink is used or on a regularly scheduled basis. In the event of a validation failure, the user can be automatically denied access to the application and e-mail can be sent to supervisory personnel to advise them of the failure. Also included in the software portion of the Validation Toolkit is a Method Documenter that automatically converts LimsLink methods to a text file that can be used to document and archive the interface’s functionality.
The Validation Toolkit provides laboratories that need to validate their LimsLink installation with a valuable resource for increasing the efficiency of their validation process.
