Clearline LIMS Documentation
Clearline LIMS is a hosted laboratory information management system for sample intake, analysis tracking, quality review, reporting, and audit-ready records. It is powered by the SENAITE/Bika LIMS workflow model and delivered as a managed Clearline service.
This guide is written for lab staff, lab managers, and client portal users. It explains what you can do in the system, when to use each workflow, and what to send Clearline support when your lab needs configuration changes.
Start Here
| Need | Read |
|---|---|
| First login and navigation | Getting Started |
| Register, receive, result, verify, publish | Sample Lifecycle |
| Add clients and contacts | Clients & Contacts |
| Enter results and handle flags | Results Entry |
| Build batches of work | Worksheets |
| Release certificates of analysis | Reports & COAs |
| Configure users, setup data, and permissions | Administration Overview |
| See real-world step-by-step examples | Scenario Playbooks |
Who Does What
| Your Lab Team | Clearline Manages |
|---|---|
| Registering samples and assigning requested analyses | Hosting, uptime, security patches, backups |
| Receiving samples and printing labels | Tenant provisioning and infrastructure |
| Entering, submitting, verifying, and publishing results | Report template customization |
| Managing routine clients and contacts, if your role allows it | User creation, role assignment, and advanced setup changes |
| Downloading reports and exports | Analysis service catalog structure, ID formats, integrations |
Documentation Scope
The screenshots in this guide are representative Clearline LIMS screens using neutral sample data. The live public demo was checked on June 17, 2026: /login is reachable and renders the Clearline-branded SENAITE login form; the demo root currently returns a server error before login. Authenticated workflow examples were validated against Clearline/SENAITE tenant behavior and upstream SENAITE/Bika documentation.
Source Basis
This manual translates upstream SENAITE and Bika functionality into Clearline customer workflows. See Source Notes for the upstream documentation used and the Clearline-specific interpretation.