RSpace Inventory Hub 🧪
RSpace Inventory is a sample and inventory management module that integrates fully with RSpace, and is currently in development with an estimated Beta release time of mid-2021.
This page contains details on how to access the alpha version, information on our development progress, and how to get involved in providing feedback and signing up to receive updates.
Access the Inventory Alpha
The most recent alpha release of Inventory is available at the link below. Use the sign-up code: inventory2020 when creating a new user, and you're good to start exploring, whether on a mobile or on a desktop device! The features currently implemented are documented in the roadmap and release summary down below.
Supporting materials
We've written up documentation on how the current Inventory features work:
The release section below summarises what workflows are supported and have been added to the most recent inventory alpha release.
Provide Feedback & Get Notified
To provide feedback on Inventory Alpha, please fill in the following form:
To get updated on progress and feedback opportunities, fill in the following form:
If you have questions, bug reports, or have trouble accessing the alpha version, get in touch:
Development Progress
You can view our planned features and progress here:
Release #3 - March 2021
In this release, we focused on improving navigation and the interface visuals!
2 minute overview video
Features
- A tree view, for easier navigation when you have a lot of nested items (Toggle Inventory and Container Views)
- A card view, which shows the thumbnail image and more item details (Toggle Inventory and Container Views)
- We added a splash of colour to the right-hand panel, to make different item types easily distinguishable (see video above!)
- Info popups have been reworked include more useful information such as item global ID, owner, quantity for samples and subsamples, and a contents summary for containers (Navigate Inventory)
- You can now specify and toggle the row and column labels for grid containers to be your preferred combination (Customise Axis Labels for Grid Containers)
- Clearer status indicators when creating, editing, or viewing a deleted item
Release #2 - January 2021
2 minute overview video
Features
- Import samples in bulk from a CSV file (Import Samples into Inventory)
- Added info icons that enable easier item previewing and opening items in grid/visual containers (Navigate Inventory)
- Improved moving of items, being able to specify exact location where each item will be placed (Move Samples and Containers)
- Improved visual container locations editing panel (Edit Locations in Visual Containers)
- Grid containers can now contain other containers (Create a Container)
- Selecting items in grid/visual view will select them in list view and vice-versa (Select Items in a Container)
Other feature and interface improvements based on user feedback include:
- Split subsamples are now named equally (eg. subsample.08.1 and subsample.08.2)
- Improved visual separation of fields and form sections
- Character count is shown for text fields with limited length
- Columns are now sorted in ascending order
Release #1 - November 2020
Features
- Layout, navigation and mobile view (Navigate Inventory)
- Create samples (Create a Sample)
- Create list, grid, and visual containers (Create a Container)
- Add custom fields (Add a Custom Field to a Sample or Container)
- Edit, delete, duplicate and split items (Edit a Sample or Container)
- Move subsamples and containers into containers (Move Samples and Containers, Edit Locations in Visual Containers)
- Search, filter, and save search results (Search Inventory)
- Add notes to subsamples (Add a Note to a Subsample)
- Help Documentation (Get Started with Inventory)
