QBench May 11, 2026 Product Release Notes

This release brings worksheet data into Analytics Plus/Pro, adds new admin and API capabilities for managing Specifications, expands bulk assignment options for Batch Protocol workflows, and delivers key reliability improvements across Reports, worksheets, and authentication—so day-to-day work stays fast, accurate, and secure.

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!)

• Batch and Sample Worksheet data in Analytics Plus/Pro: Report on your worksheet data directly inside QBench Analytics—batch and sample worksheet results now flow in automatically alongside your other lab data. See details below.
• Bulk assign technicians to Batch Protocol Steps: Assign a single technician to Protocol Steps across multiple Batches—complete with a preview of what will and won’t change. See details below.
• API v2 support for Specifications: New API v2 endpoints and scopes for working with Specifications, including Assay-level management and Test-level read access. See details below.
• SAML Login support for Windows Hello: Sign in successfully with Windows Hello (PIN/fingerprint) when using SAML SSO. See details below.

Analytics Plus/Pro

Batch and Sample Worksheet data in Analytics Plus/Pro: Both Batch and Sample Worksheet results are now available alongside your other lab data, so you can build dashboards and trend reports on the values your team captures during testing — things like QC trending across instruments, turnaround time for batched work, or how a given analyte is performing over time.

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Batches & Protocols

• Bulk assign technicians to Batch Protocol Steps: Users with batch-write permission can now select multiple Batches from the Batch List and bulk-assign one technician to one or more Protocol Steps. The flow includes a confirmation preview that clearly shows which Protocol Steps will be updated—and which will be skipped (for example, if a Batch is locked, a step is already completed, or the step isn’t present on a selected Batch).

API v2

• API v2 support for Specifications: API v2 now includes endpoints to manage Specification Model Items under Assays (full CRUD) and to list Test Specification Items under Tests (read-only). These entities are also available in the API Client scopes UI, enabling granular permissions for API integrations.

Authentication & SSO

• SAML Login support for Windows Hello: QBench SAML authentication no longer restricts the identity provider to password-only authentication contexts. This improves compatibility with modern sign-in methods like Windows Hello (certificate-backed PIN/fingerprint/face) for both LIMS and Customer Portal SSO entry points, while keeping standard password-based SAML login behavior unchanged.

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