QBench March 2, 2026 Product Release Notes

This release delivers several high-impact enhancements to the Customer Portal, expanded visibility for linked Samples, improved display of Order revision history, and greater control over user notifications and worksheet logic. These updates focus on making QBench more intuitive, powerful, and user-friendly for both lab users and their customers.

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.

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Customer Requests (You asked, we delivered!)

• View History Entry List for Samples and Tests on Order Details: Order Details now display a combined history of Orders, Samples, and Tests. See details below.
• Preserve Sort Order When Cloning Batch with Tests and Samples: Cloned Batches now retain the original sort order of Samples and Tests. See details below.
• Preserve Sort Order When Cloning Batch with Inventory: Cloned Batches now retain the original sort order of Inventory Stocks. See details below.
• Return Only Matching Samples in Order List Page in CPv2: New filtering options in Customer Portal v2 allow users to view only matching Samples per Order. See details below.
• Add Uncertainty Calculation to Control Module: Control charts now display relative uncertainty calculations. See details below.
• Platemap Autofill After Manual Well Assignment: Platemap autofill now supports filling after manual assignments for greater flexibility. See details below.

Orders

• View History Entry List for Samples and Tests on Order Details: The Order Details page now features a combined history view, displaying chronological changes across Orders, Samples, and Tests. Users can filter by entity type, view detailed change diffs, and see revision notes directly in the interface.

Batches

• Preserve Sort Order When Cloning Batch with Tests and Samples: When cloning a Batch, the original sort order of Samples and Tests is now maintained. This ensures that worksheet references and data integrity are preserved, even if some items have been deleted or removed from the original Batch.
• Preserve Sort Order When Cloning Batch with Inventory: Cloning a Batch now also preserves the sort order of Inventory Stocks. Whether stocks are replaced, deleted, or used multiple times, the cloned Batch will reflect the same ordering as the original, ensuring worksheet templates and references remain accurate.

Customer Portal v2

• Return Only Matching Samples in Order List Page in CPv2: A new toggle on the Order List page allows users to display only Samples that match filter criteria within each Order. The toggle preference is saved per user and persists across sessions. A keyboard shortcut (F) opens the filter panel, and a label indicates when only filtered results are shown.

Controls

• Add Uncertainty Calculation to Control Module: Control charts now include a calculation for relative uncertainty, displayed on the Results tab and available as an annotation in PDF exports. Users can toggle the display of relative uncertainty and relative standard deviation in exported reports for enhanced data analysis.

Platemaps

• Platemap Autofill After Manual Well Assignment: The platemap editing modal now supports an autofill option that fills empty wells with unassigned Samples or Inventory Stocks, skipping occupied cells. Users can choose fill direction (left-to-right or top-down), and the system provides warnings for unsaved changes or insufficient space. New keyboard shortcuts streamline the autofill workflow.
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