Wavefront LIMS - Version Express Edition -Entry-Level, Cloud-Based System

• The Express Edition maintains an upgrade path to our Small Lab and Enterprise Editions, allowing your Wavefront LIMS to scale with you as you grow.
• The Express Edition is offered exclusively as a hosted solution in our cloud environment on an annual subscription fee basis. 
• With a simple and easy-to-use interface that requires only a web browser, Wavefront LIMS Express Edition can be up and running in the laboratory almost immediately.

SAMPLE LOG IN

A common bottleneck in many laboratories is the area that receives and logs samples into the lab. Wavefront has invested in creating and refining many features that streamline this process. The most important feature is the ability to predefine an order or sample template. These templates can be used to quickly and accurately log work into the LIMS. A template can be used to predefine every attribute about an order, the samples and tests to be run – everything except the results. Common examples of templates include:

• In a manufacturing QA/QC setting, a template would be used to pre-define the samples, spec limits and testing for each product. When a lot is received into the laboratory, the sample can be logged in by selecting the template for that product.
• In a commercial lab setting, the lab may predefine some repetitive work that is regularly sent by a customer.
• Any laboratory that does testing in some regular “suite” or group of tests.

Templates can be used in whole or in part and, once the actual order or samples are created, they can be modified (e.g. tests can be added or removed). As such, the template does not have to be an exact match to be useful in speeding up the login process. 

Wavefront LIMS has a variety of additional tools to expedite login:

• Copying Samples: If the scenario arises where a group of similar samples arrive, the login personnel can log the first sample and then replicate it as many times as needed.
• Efficient Test Assignment: Add tests to one sample, all samples or a subset of samples in that order.
• Copy Previous Work: Samples or orders already in the system can be copied to create new samples or orders.
• Auto Login: Automation can be implemented to log samples in automatically. For instance, in a manufacturing setting, we can interface LIMS to the ERP/MRP system and log the samples in programmatically.
• Electronic Test Request: The Wavefront Customer Portal can allow test requestors to submit work online and information can be transferred to the LIMS automatically.

Sample Management

• User defined sample types, statuses, and sample header fields
• Group samples through work orders for common processing, retrieval and/or reporting
• Saved queries can be selected for personalized views

Test Result Entry

• Spreadsheet data entry interface for simple copy/paste into or out of LIMS
• Batch data entry interface for rapid result entry
• Result entry by test, sample, work order, or query
• User defined result default values and units of measure
• Optional Instrument Interface functionality for automated result entry via RS232, TCP/IP or file directory
• Visual alerts immediately upon entering out-of-specifications result data
• Files and images can be attached to a specific test result, sample, or work order to effectively manage supporting data

SPECIFICATION MANAGEMENT

In many laboratories, analysis is often performed for the purpose of comparing the results against one or more specifications. These specifications can be internal, unique to a customer or industry wide, and managing them properly and efficiently is essential to the laboratory’s goal of producing quality data. Wavefront LIMS provides robust, feature rich specification management capabilities which also enable specifications to be easily used in analysis and reporting.

Centralized Management

• Build once and reuse
• Minimize maintenance
• Copy/paste specifications

Revision Control

• Manage specification revisions
• Preserve all revision in database

Document Control

• Configure security to implement your document control rules
• Limit use of a specification during its “draft” stage
• Digitally sign specification for “approval”
• Track status of specification as it goes through approval

Compartmentalization

• Break specifications into reusable components for easier management

Result Comparison

• Color code results based on “out of spec” conditions
• Compare sample results to several specifications simultaneously
• Easily integrate specification limits into reports, such as Certificate of Analysis

Report Control

• Build report/COA rules right into the specification
• Control what is printed, override default rounding rules, etc.

Sample Specifications

• Assign limits to samples directly for “one-off” situations
• Build login templates that make use of specifications but allow for exceptions

CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT

• Wavefront LIMS allows an unlimited number of customers and customer contacts to be maintained within the system. 
• More than a repository of contact info, the data can be utilized throughout the LIMS application for customer specific workflow automation.

SECURITY & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Security Features 
Powerful security features enable the LIMS administrator to configure the LIMS for optimal data integrity. Data permission levels, review and approval levels, and result data lockdown states are easily configured.

Audit Trail 
Wavefront LIMS provides an extensive audit trail for changes made to any sample. With auditing enabled, the time, date and user are recorded along with the change details. A selected sample`s complete audit trail is easily viewed from a right click menu.

Test Revision Management 
Test revisions can be automatically assigned and maintained by the LIMS, enabling a sophisticated layer of data integrity. 

Management of Supporting Files and Unstructured Data 
Wavefront LIMS enables association of supporting data, documents, images or other files for capture and archival to a protected directory on the LIMS server. Captured files are associated to the test, sample or work order specified by the user.

Electronic Signature 
Wavefront LIMS provides electronic signature support in compliance with all major regulatory requirements.

Subcontractor Management

• Set up third party laboratories in LIMS
• Track and manage workflow of samples and testing performed at third party laboratories

Instrument Calibration
Wavefront LIMS offers a unique module for instrument calibration that allows laboratories to schedule and track calibration for each instrument.

• LIMS users schedule the calibration due date for each instrument.
• The module allows a quick overview of which instruments are coming due for calibration.
• LIMS will block users from assigning instruments to tests if the instruments are past due for calibration.

A Solid Foundation

Wavefront LIMS leverages leading Microsoft .NET and SQL Server technology. The client side of the LIMS uses Internet Explorer and requires no applets or ActiveX controls to be installed.

Web service components of the Wavefront LIMS framework enable ease of integration into other primary and supporting laboratory systems including ERP, CDS, and more.

The n-tier architecture of Wavefront LIMS creates a robust, powerful foundation that provides a significant amount of configuration capability to the LIMS user while enabling a sound process for maintaining the upgrade path. Wavefront LIMS` system architecture and design ensure that your LIMS investment continues to meet your laboratory`s needs for years to come—even if those needs change.