QBench July 21, 2025 Product Release Notes
From streamlined email communication and customizable reporting to enhanced security controls and smarter file parsing, QBench v2.88 delivers meaningful upgrades that boost efficiency, reduce manual work, and give you greater control over how your lab operates.
Are you a QBench customer with ideas for new features? We’d love to hear them. Use the "Submit Feedback" link in your user dropdown menu to submit your ideas and vote on feature requests. The requests with the most votes get considered first in our roadmap planning.
Customer Requests (You asked, we delivered!)
- Bypass Account Restriction with Password Reset: Allow users to quickly unlock accounts locked after failed login attempts by resetting their password. See details below.
- Order-Level Email Alerts: Notify Customers promptly, even before Tests have been assigned. See details below.
- Customer-Assay-specific Default Reports: Configure report templates at the Customer and Assay level, providing flexibility in generating bulk reports. See details below.
- Filter by Order Status on the Sample Level: Improved filtering capabilities for Samples based on associated Order statuses. See details below.
- Improved Issue Page Layout: A cleaner, easier-to-read layout for the Issue details page. See details below.
- Forced SSO/SAML Login for Lab Employees: Enhance security by requiring lab users to log in exclusively via SSO/SAML. See details below.
API v2
- Delete Operation for Quotations: Added a DELETE operation for Quotations in API v2, providing more control and easier integration into your workflows.
File Parsers
- Named Finders in Standard File Parsers: Easily manage your File Parser configurations by assigning custom names to each Finder, simplifying management and troubleshooting.
Reporting
- Customer-Assay-specific Default Reports: Admins can now define report preferences specifically by Customer and Assay. This flexibility streamlines bulk reporting and reduces manual intervention.
Authentication & Security
- Bypass Account Restriction with Password Reset: Enable users to immediately regain account access after lockout by resetting their password, enhancing user convenience, and reducing the need for support requests.
- Forced SSO/SAML Login for Lab Employees: Strengthened security by enforcing login exclusively through your organization's SSO/SAML system, disabling traditional username/password login for lab users. Contact your Account Manager to enable.
Email Alerts
- Order-Level Email Alerts: Now configure and send automated email alerts based on Order-level events, even prior to assigning Tests. Enhance communication by notifying clients promptly upon Order or Sample receipt.
User Interface
- Filter Samples by Order Status: Improved sample-level filtering by allowing users to filter Samples based on their associated Order status, enhancing usability and data management efficiency.
- Improved Issue Page Layout: Redesigned the Issue detail page for improved readability, balancing fields and comments for clearer, easier-to-manage issue tracking.
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