Labtronics Inc. Releases New Tools for Validating Instrument/LIMS Interfaces
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/LimsLinkCDS 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/LimsLinkCDS 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/LimsLinkCDS 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 new Method Documenter that automatically converts LimsLink/LimsLinkCDS 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/LimsLinkCDS installation with a valuable resource for increasing the efficiency of their validation process.
