lims

I've recently been investigating the possibility of using Drupal for a simple LIMS for our lab. I've looked at the various open-source LIMS options, and everything seems like overkill for our purposes. All I need is simple job tracking as a sample moves between various stages of prep/analysis/QA/QC, and I thought Drupal might fit the bill nicely.

Currently, we rely on paper forms for tracking samples. Technicians fill out a "COC" (Chain of Custody), add samples to it, and the whole COC is moved about the lab.

In the last couple of weeks I've written two more drupal based LIMS systems. To create custom views for these systems I originally used tweaked tpl.php files but in the end I used the "Views Custom Field" module which solved many of my problems I had with the tpl.php files. This module is great to use data which is nested deep into the hierarchy (formed by the node hierarchy module).

Hi all, since this is my first post in this new group I wanted to start a discussion based on an example site I already made.

I work for a company named INTRON BV (The Netherlands) at which I'm a business developer. In my spare time when I'm not inventing new solutions for construction related problems I'm developing some internal drupal sites.

Attached are some screenshots of an internal dutch Drupal LIMS system with which laboratory samples are managed. The system is called DIF and it functions as follows:

General overview: