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SUMMARY:

ELNDocSend mobile application allows you to have more mobility and offers you an easier way to connect to Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) add-on on your LabCollector LIMS Solution.

With the help of a mobile app, you can now connect to the ELN add-on anytime from anywhere. This offers you the advantage of adding notes, information, images, etc. to your ELN add-on by just using the ELNDocSend app.

You can scan pages, images, ideas that you jotted down or anything that is relevant for your ELN.

To use the ELNDocSend mobile app, follow the below steps:

1. Download the mobile app from the google play store

2. Configure API settings In LabCollector Webservice

3. Configure the settings in ELNDocSend

4. Use the ELNDocSend

1. Download the mobile app from the google play store

  • Go to your Google play store app and search for LabCollector, you will see a list of all mobile apps developed by LabCollector.
  • Select the ELNDocSend and install it on your mobile phone.

  • Once installed, it will show up on your home screen or your app gallery.

2. Configure API settings in LabCollector Webservice

  • For the next step, to set up the ELNDocSend, you’ll need to configure API (Application Programming Interface) settings in LabCollector first.
  • Login to LabCollector on your computer and go to ADMIN -> OTHER -> SETUP -> WEBSERVICES API.
  • Here you need to define a new application, in order to do so, you will need to configure all the needed settings which will then help you configure ELNDocSend.
Note
At first, the fields will be empty, you need to configure the settings according to your requirements. Below is an example of a form which was already filled.

 

Each number in the image above correponds to the following step:

  1. You can name your API service as you like. In the example shown above we added the name of the app.
  2. Here you need to select the modules that you want to connect with the ELNDocSend application.
Note
Modules are the ones that are present inside LabCollector, but since we need to connect the app to ELN, which in itself is an add-on, we therefore have selected the checkbox next to the add-on category (take a look at the part of the image highlighted in yellow).

 

……..3. Here you can add the name of the person that will be in charge of this API (you can select them from the dropdown list).

Tips / Hints
These operators are lab members that can be added by going to ADMIN -> USERS & STAFF -> MANAGE USERS.

 

……..4. The IP Restriction is for you to select, whether you want to restrict or give access to certain IPs.

Tips / Hints
To Manage the IPs you can go to ADMIN -> USERS & STAFF -> MANAGE AUTHORIZED IPs. 

 

If you select “yes” and save the API settings, it will ask you to add the IP as shown in the image below.

……5. Once you have filled all the fields and selected all your options, you can now click on the “Add” button.

  • As you add the API, a token will be generated that you will need to use later in the ELNDocSend application settings.
  • You can either copy the token and send it to yourself as an SMS or email, or you can scan the 2D barcode with the ELNDocSend app on your phone (you’ll find a detailed explanation in the third section down below), or you can also click on the barcode option to print the token.

 

Note

This API setting will connect the ELNDocSend to LabCollector.

 

3. Configure the settings in ELNDocSend

  • When you open ELNDocSend for the first time, you will first need to go to settings to configure the ELNDocSend with API.

  • Once you click on the three lines button above, you can then click on settings.

 

  • After you have clicked on settings, the following page will open.
Note
At first, the fields will be empty, you need to configure the settings according to your requirements. Below is an example of a form which was already filled.


Each number in the image above correponds to the following step:

    1. Enter your email address.
    2. Enter your online instance URL.
      – Make sure to only put the URL before the slash sign in front of your lab name.
      – Click on the red HTTP button to make it green as the LabCollector uses a secure ‘HTTPS’ protocol for connection.
      – You need to add the online instance in the same format shown in the image above – URL(replace with your lab URL)/extra_modules/eln/webservice/index.php?v=1
    3. Enter your username, (the one that you use to access LabCollector on your computer/laptop).
    4. Here you will need to put the API token that you got from LabCollector, as shown in section 2.
      – You can also scan the token barcode from LabCollector web services, by clicking on the following icon : , and then scan the 2D barcode as shown in the image below.

…………….5. Once your settings are configured, click “save”, a pop-up will then appear (see the image example below).

4. Use the ELNDocSend

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