GGCE 2022.5 update
I’m happy to announce the availability of the 2022.5
release of GGCE!
Please check the complete list of changes at:
- Announcement #184 (closed)
- Web https://gitlab.croptrust.org/grin-global/grin-global-ui/-/releases/v2022.5
- API https://gitlab.croptrust.org/grin-global/grin-global-server/-/releases/v2022.5
2022.5
adds support for assigning DOI to accessions, includes a button to reload data of the current view, improved filtering of accession and inventory records and improved display and editing of inventory data. The most exciting addition is the ability to read the weight of material from electronic balances directly into GGCE!
New features:
- Assign DOI to accession and optionally update GLIS DOI Registration service with current passport data
- Connect to electronic balances via Bluetooth BTLE and read weights into GGCE
- Filtering records by created by, created date, modified by and modified date
- Filtering accessions and inventories by inventory group
- Added type of container to inventory display and form
- Accession similarity search allows for finding matching records in your database
Improvements and bug fixes:
- Ensure translation files are refreshed after upgrading GGCE
- Disabled "Assign barcode" button for system inventories
- Show username of current user in the menu
- Enforce a more consistent programming style
Assigning DOI to accessions with GGCE
Assigning a DOI to accessions and updating Plant Treaty's DOI Registration Service with the latest passport data is now possible with the new Submit to GLIS function in GGCE. GGCE server prepares the necessary data and submits it to the DOI service. Accession passport data is automatically updated with DOIs minted by GLIS.
Please pay attention to any errors reported by this function. You cannot request a new DOI for the same accession twice!
Your GGCE instance must first be configured for integration with Treaty's DOI Registration Service. Contact the GLIS System Administrator at PGRFA-Treaty@fao.org to obtain valid access credentials. Please note that username and password to be used for GLIS API are not the same used to login to GLIS as user.
Configuration
Out of the box, GGCE is configured to run against GLIS Testing environment at https://glistest.planttreaty.org/glis. To use GLIS Production you must reconfigure the server docker container and declare the environment variable itpgrfa.glis.basepath
with the GLIS DOI Production endpoint:
The URL of the production server’s unique entry point as well as the final access credentials will be provided (by ITPGRFA Secretariat) once the tests are successfully completed.
The following Admin > Application settings with group tag GLIS_DOI
must be configured:
-
username
,password
andPID
: Authentication and Easy-SMTA PID for your institute provided by GLIS System Administrator at PGRFA-Treaty@fao.org and specific to your instance. -
InstName
,InstituteAddress
,InstituteCtyCode
: Your institute name, address and ISO3166 country code.
Reading weights from electronic balances
The most exciting addition in 2022.5
is the ability to read the weight of material direcly from electronic balances. This function is available under Inventory > Adjust quantity menu and is only supported in Chrome on desktops and Android devices (not on iOS). Electronic balances with Bluetooth 4.0+ are supported.
In Chrome, the "Bluetooth" button allows you to connect to the balance:
After connecting to the balance, the value in the field is continuously updated with the weight reported by the balance:
When inventory quantity is recorded as seed
, the weight is converted to seed count using hundredSeedWeight
of the inventory.
Connecting to Bluetooth devices from GGCE will further improve genebank's ability to quickly and reliably capture data during routine operations and we are looking forward to providing genebank staff with easy-to-use solutions!