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Before beginning, you will need to install a some tools and create a development copy of the source.

Creating an instrument import interface

The introduction of analyses results into Bika LIMS can be performed manually, but also automatically by using the results files generated directly by equipment or middleware software.
Using JSON to connect with Bika-LIMS

Bika includes plone.jsonapi for reading, updating, and creating and deleting objects. The JSON API is used internally for many AJAX requests, and also for implementing alternative interface.

Creating new report templates

The results report appearance can be modified easily modifying its template and by using TAL expressions.

Translations and localisation

Bika uses zope.i18n and gettext to translate strings. This is the Plone standard, and the process is adapted from several Plone add-ons.
External ID Server

If you are installing a clustering setup with multiple ZEO servers, the content IDs generated by Bika will need to be unique among all servers. This article describes how to set-up an ID Server.
Adding a view-specific JavaScript

If you want to create a new JavaScript feature for a specific view, is better to use an specific JS file for each one avoiding to modify other views.
Top level Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)