Throughout the year, we distribute a set of Customer Release Notes highlighting updates, new functionality and new features of our RALS systems. These updates can include device interface specific information or on the RALS system as a whole. The list of release notes below are for the most current RALS versions available.
Not sure what version of RALS you are using?
Look on the bottom of the splash screen when you log in, or on any RALS page, click 'Help' (? in the New RALS UI) and then click 'About...'.
RALS System Release Notes:
Version # | Release Date | Release Features | |
| 8.4.1 | October 25, 2024 | Release features: This release includes a correction. | |
| 8.4.0 | October 2, 2024 | Version 8.4.0 includes a new certification groups feature, updates to test systems, new and updated manual tests, and device type enhancements to the Abbott i-STAT®, Werfen GEM Hemochron™ 100, and Haemonetics® TEG® 6s. | |
| 8.3.0 | July 12, 2024 | Version 8.3.0 includes device type enhancements to the Sofia® 2, the GEM Hemochron™ 100; and the cobas® liat®. This release also includes an improved Levey-Jennings layout and styling of printed records. | |
| 8.2.0 | April 11, 2024 | Version 8.2.0 includes device interfaces for the Abbott i-STAT Alinity, Sight OLO, and the Lumira Dx. This version also includes a New Configurable Device Driver, a tool within RALS that enables seamless uni-directional connectivity to point of care devices that are not currently on the RALS device menu. | |
| 8.1.1 | February 15, 2024 | This release includes installation enhancements. | N/A |
| 8.1.0 | January 11, 2024 | This release includes a new device interface to the GEM Premier™ ChemSTAT® rapid basic metabolic panel whole blood analyzer; added support for the new i-STAT PTplus Cartridge; updated MIRTH to version 4.4.1 to address critical vulnerability: CVE-2023-37679; Updates and improvements to the upgrade process; additions of RALS Customer Support and RALS Academy website links under 'External Links' (the Globe icon), within the User Interface; and more. | |
| 8.0.1 | September 29, 2023 | New Features and Customer Enhancements include: Added ability to purge Access Logs; Updated Help to instruct users to only assign each CONNECT Universal Gateway to its own network configuration in RALS. Added “Today” option in the Date Range Filter; Added an option to automatically fail “Ack Pending” results if an acknowledgement is not received within a configured time period; and much more. | |
| 8.0.0 | July 1, 2023 | This release includes FLEXIBLE INSTALLATION OPTIONS including ABBOTT PROVIDED IMAGE where ARDx Informatics provides a virtual server image that is installed in the customer's environment (current installation model); and a CUSTOMER HOSTED ENVIRONMENT, where ARDx Informatics hosts RALS on servers provided by the customer in their environment. Additional enhancements include the addition of “Today” button for date pickers and when using the calendar; the addition of “6 Months” and “1 Year” options in certification dialogue; the addition of a Device Specific Sample Type Column; and more! | |
| 7.1.5 | June 2, 2023 | This release includes new cartridge support for the HemoSonics Quantra; added support for new Cepheid GeneXpert® assays, updated the date range filter to include “Previous Minutes” option; correction to the unwanted audible alarm on Quidel® Sofia® devices; ability for users to set and save the Patient ID format as ‘alphanumeric’ in the Roche Coagulation device configuration; and more. | |
7.1.4 | February 3, 2023 | In addition to adding a UDI (Unique Device Identifier) to the “About” dialog within the RALS system, this release corrects issues that occurred in our December 22, 2022 release of Version 7.1.3. Click on the PDF for details. | |
7.1.3 | December 21, 2022 | This release adds 24-hour time (military) format; Ability for users to reset their RALS password; More options for date range filters; Ability to drag, drop and reorder columns; Support for new epoc® GFRckd21 calculation; Support for Gastric pH, Vaginal pH, and Ketone tests in Inform II OTE (Other Test Entry); and much more. | |
7.1.2 | July 15, 2022 | This release adds support for Roche cobas® Liat® C. difficile (CDFA) assay; Levey-Jennings updates including: chart print function, System View “All” is now sorted by “Start Date” rather than by “Last Review Time”, and improved display of accept ranges on the y-axis of the Levey-Jennings chart display; Facility Codes for Locations no longer need to be unique; and more. | |
7.1.1 | March 25, 2022 | With the release of Version 7.1.1, RALS connectivity is now listed in FDA’s Unified Registration and Listing System! Dashboard widgets also can improve day-to-day workflows. |
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