Lab Management: mLIMS Knowledge Base & FAQ: Practical Solutions for Everyday Colony Management
We're pleased to announce an expanded mLIMS Knowledge Base & FAQ, providing practical answers to the questions researchers and animal facility staff ask most often. Whether you're setting up a new colony, managing breeding records, importing data, or configuring system settings, you'll find detailed guidance in one convenient location.
mLIMS Knowledge Base & FAQ covers a wide range of topics that users encounter during daily colony management, including:
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Account & User Management
Find answers about subscription renewals, number of users allowed, adding or deleting users, changing group managers, transferring ownership, updating email addresses, recovering accounts, and understanding the differences between Free and Paid accounts. The Knowledge Base also explains user permissions, read-only access, and account administration.
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Data Management
Moving from spreadsheets or another colony management system? The Knowledge Base explains how to import animals, cages, genotypes, and strains from Excel, troubleshoot common import issues, update existing records, and prepare data for a smooth migration into mLIMS. It also includes guidance for laboratories that need assistance with their initial data import.
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Breeding, Matings & Litters
Detailed guidance explains how to create and manage matings, add litters, assign dams in trio or harem matings, edit litter records, manage breeding cages, record litter losses, and resolve pedigree or parent assignment issues. These articles help ensure breeding records remain accurate and complete.
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Animal & Cage Management
Learn how to configure automatic animal naming, manage duplicate animal names, organize strains, restore deleted animals or cages, search animals by ear tag or sacrifice date, customize cage cards, trace cage history, update protocols, and configure cage maps. The FAQ also includes tips for maintaining clean and consistent colony data.
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Reports, Backup & Data Management
The Knowledge Base explains how to export animal and cage data, create backups, generate usage and breeding reports, recover deleted records, and continue accessing your data in read-only mode after an account expires.
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Designed Around Real User Needs
Rather than simply documenting software features, the mLIMS Knowledge Base focuses on solving real-world workflow questions—from "Why won't my import work?" to "How do I recover deleted animals?" or "Why doesn't my breeding cage appear in the mating list?" Each article provides practical solutions that help laboratories work more efficiently and reduce common errors.
As new questions arise and new features are introduced, the Knowledge Base will continue to grow, making it an increasingly valuable resource for both new and experienced mLIMS users.
Explore the mLIMS Knowledge Base and FAQ today to discover answers, learn best practices, and streamline your mouse colony management workflow.