1. Build Consumables Applications in an Hour
Launch 2015
Build Consumables Applications in an Hour
User Group Meeting October 21, 2015 Alec Westley
Alec Westley – Technical Solutions Manager
skype: alecwestley
The session will enable you to configure new Dashboards serving up real time consumables data and the tools to manage them within the empty consumables Application.

2. Topics Consumables Application Platform Configuration Concepts
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Topics
Consumables Application
Platform Configuration Concepts
Workshop
Todays session is split into 3 sections, with most of our time dedicated to the hands-on session.
First we'll review the application you’ll be configuring during the hands-on
Then we’ll cover the platform concepts we’ll use; Dashboards, Gadgets, Live reports and how they’re related
Finally we’ll do configuration together
This is split into easy sections
Examples are provided if you get stuck

3. Consumables Application
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Consumables Application
If time permits we’ll configure 2 dashboards that are linked
Here’s the first dashboard we’re going to build in this session, consumables
The screen shot shows a dashboard of gadgets displaying consumables information and functionality to manage them
Gadgets are configured in four ways:
Charts to visualize data
Grids to show tabular data
Labels for tabular information
Links for navigation or actions
The gadgets on the right are blue for navigation and green for actions.

4. Help At Hand - Config App
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Help At Hand - Config App
Listed here are prebuilt Gadgets and the dashboards in the system

5. Topics Consumables Application Platform Configuration Concepts
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Topics
Consumables Application
Platform Configuration Concepts
Workshop
Let’s dive deep into the system concepts to see what we need to build out the Application

6. Platform Concepts Entities: Consumables and Orders Gadgets Dashboards
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Platform Concepts
Entities: Consumables and Orders
Add your own
Special Core Objects
Gadgets
Links to functionality
Display live information
Dashboards
Application
Linked via gadgets
Consumables:
Special Core Objects similar to Samples.
The system creates the associated consumable LOT when you create a consumable type.
A consumable record has added interface elements to show orders, lots and a create button
Lot information is shown in the smart table below. So here you can take advantage of the sorting and filtering functionality

7. Consumables and Locations
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Consumables and Locations
What, Where and How Many do we have?
Consumable
Super Type
Reagents
Kits
Lab Materials
Location
Super Type
Site
# Per Site
My Org Site 1
Min Stock Level
My Org Site 2
The Consumables EntityType underneath the Consumables SuperType is can be used for standard Lab items such as gloves, pipette tips etc.
You can add other types of consumable as meet your needs; for example Kits in NGS or BioBanking or reagents in a chemistry Lab.
The Platform can automagically provide reports of stock levels if you configure Sites to work in conjunction with consumables and orders.

8. Consumable Record Consumables Application Platform Concepts Hands on
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Consumable Record
Consumables Application
Features
Functions
Data
Platform Concepts
Things
Gadgets
Dashboards
Hands on
Consumables
Purchase Orders
Here's a consumable record where you can see the available lots per consumable and the functionality to add more lots.

9. Consumables and Orders
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Consumables and Orders
Vendor? Quantity? Received?
Consumable
Super Type
Reagents
Kits
Lab Materials
Order Super Type
Purchase Order
Any type per order
PO – Ad hoc
# Arrived
# Outstanding
PO - Planned

10. CONFIDENTIAL
Purchase Order Record
Cons

11. Platform Concepts Entities: Consumables & Orders Gadgets Dashboards
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Platform Concepts
Entities: Consumables & Orders
Add your own
Special Core Objects
Gadgets
Links to functionality
Display grids of live information from reports
Dashboards
Application
Linked via gadgets

12. Gadgets Links and Labels Grid Plots Handy hint – use ${servletUrl}
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Gadgets
Links and Labels
Handy hint – use ${servletUrl}
Grid
Live reports in Smart table
Plots
Many options

13. Platform Concepts Entities: Consumables & Orders Gadgets Dashboards
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Platform Concepts
Entities: Consumables & Orders
Add your own
Special Core Objects
Gadgets
Links to functionality
Display grids of live information from reports
Dashboards
Application
Linked via gadgets

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Dashboards

15. Help At Hand Helping hand is there pre-canned Gadgets
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Help At Hand
Helping hand is there
pre-canned Gadgets
quick links to creating types of Gadget
list of dashboards available

16. Topics Consumables Application Platform Configuration Concepts
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Topics
Consumables Application
Platform Configuration Concepts
Workshop

17. Building Your App Section 1: Testing and Configuration (5 min)
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Building Your App
Section 1: Testing and Configuration (5 min)
Try out the Example App
Section 2: Creating Reports (20 min)
Create new Consumable Type
Report format
Live report
Create grid gadget
Create a dashboard
Section 3: More Gadgets and Dashboards (15 min)
Create label gadget and navigation gadget
Extra – Make your own Zing chart
Design your dashboard

18. CONFIDENTIAL
Step 1 – Try it out
Can you login and navigate about?

19. Building Your App Section 1: Testing and Configuration (5 min)
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Building Your App
Section 1: Testing and Configuration (5 min)
Try out the Example App
Section 2: Creating Reports (20 min)
Create new Consumable Type
Report format
Live report
Create grid gadget
Create a dashboard
Section 3: More Gadgets and Dashboards (15 min)
Create label gadget and navigation gadget
Extra – Make your own Zing chart
Design your dashboard

20. Step 1 - Consumables Create Your Consumable Types Add attributes
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Step 1 - Consumables
Create Your Consumable Types
Add attributes
Add a couple of records 1 2
Create a new consumable type
select some attributes from the list
or add new ones
Add the navigation to get your menu items
select the consumable consumable and add the navigation to all
Test the attribute titles by creating a couple of consumables and lots

21. Step 2 - Report Format Remember to uncheck ‘private’ 2 1 3
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Step 2 - Report Format
Remember to uncheck ‘private’ 2 1 3
From the new consumable menu choose the create report format
create one
add members from the functions menu

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Step 3 - Live Report
Query using new report format and save live report 1 2
Step 3

23. Step 4 - Grid Using Gadget
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Step 4 - Grid Using Gadget
Create Gadget 1
2 – Add new report you just made

24. Step 5 – Create Dashboard
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Step 5 – Create Dashboard 2 1

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Step 6 – Add Grid Gadget 2 1 3

26. Building Your App Section 1: Testing and Configuration (5 min)
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Building Your App
Section 1: Testing and Configuration (5 min)
Try out the Example App
Section 2: Creating Reports (20 min)
Create new Consumable Type
Report format
Live report
Create grid gadget
Create a dashboard
Section 3: More Gadgets and Dashboards (15 min)
Create label gadget and navigation gadget
Extra – Make your own Zing chart
Design your dashboard

27. Step 7 – Labels and Navigation
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Step 7 – Labels and Navigation
Create Gadgets

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Step 8 – Chart Gadget
Your report

29. Step 9 – Dashboard Use your new gadgets or example Gadgets provided
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Step 9 – Dashboard
Use your new gadgets or example Gadgets provided

30. Consumables Application
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Consumables Application