QBench May 18, 2025 Product Release Notes

From finer control in report history to smoother file parser workflows and improved Customer Portal options, this release brings a series of thoughtful enhancements designed to make your QBench experience faster, more flexible, and easier to manage.

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!)

  • Keep Overridden Reports in Customer Portal v2: Option to retain all previously generated reports so portal users can access report history. See details below.
  • Display Overridden Report Labels in Customer Portal v2: Clearly indicate when a report has been overridden, enhancing transparency for portal users. See details below.
  • Copy Individual Finders in File Parsers: Quickly duplicate a finder in a standard file parser. See details below.
  • Reorganize Finder Order in File Parsers: Drag and drop to re-order finders, making configuration more intuitive. See details below.

Customer Portal v2

  • Keep Overridden Reports: LIMS Admins can now enable a new setting—“Keep overridden reports in the portal”—to preserve historical reports when updated versions are published. When enabled, portal users will see all previously published versions under a new "Reports" tab within an Order, providing full visibility into the evolution of a report
  • Display Overridden Report Labels: Building on the new report history feature, QBench now supports visually tagging overridden reports. When enabled via the “Indicate reports are ‘Overridden’ in the portal” option, users will see clear labels marking reports that have been replaced, helping users distinguish which report version is current.

File Parsers

  • Clone Individual Finders in File Parsers: You can now clone a single finder when configuring standard file parsers. This new "Clone" button saves time by allowing users to quickly duplicate existing finders and make minimal tweaks instead of starting from scratch.
  • Reorder Finders in File Parsers: Bring logic and order to your file parsing configuration! You can now drag and drop finders to reorder them within standard file parsers. Whether for organization or functional grouping, this enhancement gives you more control over parser behavior.

Bug Fixes and Quality of Life Enhancements

  • Incorrect Custom ID Generation for Parent Samples: Fixed a bug with the “Incremented Number of Sample Created On Order” setting not applying correctly.
  • Inactive Assays No Longer Selectable: Fixed a bug that was allowing selection of inactive Assays.

‍

A special treat for those who read all the way here:
Why did the file parser go to therapy?
Because it had too many unresolved references!

‍

Latest Articles

LIMS Alternatives: Compare QBench, Benchling, Labguru, LabVantage, LabWare, and Scispot

Compare QBench, Benchling, Labguru, LabVantage, LabWare, and Scispot side by side. Explore key capabilities, deployment options, pricing, and what to consider when choosing the right LIMS for your lab.

LIMS Tips
November 13, 2026

How to Choose the Best LIMS for Environmental Testing Labs: A Buyer’s Guide

What to look for when considering a LIMS to help resolve the challenges faced by Environmental Testing Labs.

LIMS Tips
September 30, 2026

Which Lab Software Do You Actually Need? How LIMS, QMS, ELN, and Other Systems Fit Together

Not sure whether your lab needs a LIMS, QMS, ELN, or something else? Learn where the capabilities overlap and how to evaluate the full workflow before choosing software.

General
September 23, 2026

How LEX Scientific Went Live With QBench in 29 Days

See how an environmental testing lab replaced a 20-year-old custom LIMS, addressed ISO 17025 audit-readiness needs, and went live with QBench in 29 days.

Case Studies
September 16, 2026

Why Labs Put QBench at the Top of G2's Fall 2026 LIMS Grid

Discover why labs ranked QBench #1 on G2's Fall 2026 Grid Report for LIMS, from everyday usability to support that speaks your team's language.

General
September 1, 2026

Why LIMS Implementations Fail: The Factors That Can Derail Your Rollout

Discover the factors that most often derail a LIMS implementation, from vague requirements to skipped validation, and how to catch each one before it costs you.

LIMS Tips
July 16, 2026