Work Completed

• [Outreach] New section "How to use GeoNav with Field Book" available on BIMS Manual (3/2026)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to make customized columns in templates (2/2026)
• [Outreach] New section "Descriptive Statistics" available on BIMS Manual (2/2026)
• [Outreach] New section "How to Save Search Data" available on BIMS Manual (2/2026)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to import public data into BIMS (12/2025)
• [Outreach] New section "How to Customize BIMS" available on BIMS Manual (11/2025)
• [Outreach] New section "How to Import Public Data" available on BIMS Manual (11/2025)
• [Outreach] New section "Managing Repeated Measurement Data" available on BIMS Manual (11/2025)
• New functionality to download photo files (for filtered datasets or a sample) (10/2025)
• [Outreach] New section "Searching Image Data" available on BIMS Manual (10/2025)
• [Outreach] New section "Managing Image Data" available on BIMS Manual (10/2025)
• [Outreach] New section "Publishing Data for Publications" available on BIMS Manual (9/2025)
• [Outreach] New section "Analysis Tools" available on BIMS Manual (9/2025)
• Genome Prediction Performance Tool for peach available (9/2025)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to export field observations from Field Book to BIMS (8/2025)
• [Outreach] Updated BIMS User Guide available (7/2025)
• [Outreach] Training video on how to import field data from BIMS to Field Book (7/2025)
• Enhanced Search Result pages by updating trait selection for view/download to display only traits relevant to filtered samples and categorizing traits by format (7/2025)
• Improved genotype data loading performance (7/2025)
• Expanded Search functionality by enabling Photo and text traits searchable (7/2025)
• New photo page added for downloading images from search results (7/2025)
• Trait selection on the search result page improved (6/2025)
  • Categorized by trait formats
  • Displays only the traits with data
• [Outreach] BIMS training for WABP/Apple SunBurn Project (6/6/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS/FieldBook BrAPI meeting for Washington Apple Breeding Program (6/4/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS-BreedBase BrAPI meeting with BreedBase and Breeding Insight (5/23/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS training meeting with USDA coffee breeders (5/22/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS training workshop at NAPB 2025 (5/18/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS training for Blueberry/Strawberry program at Auburn (5/7/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS/Field Book Hybrid Seminar at UC Riverside (4/30/25)
• [Outreach] In-person training for the Citrus Breeding Program at UC Riverside (4/28/25-5/2/25)
• Enhanced Search Result pages with downloadable files showing average trait values for all and filtered samples per accession (5/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar for WABP program (4/25/25)
• [Outreach] Short training video showing how to add trait descriptors to BIMS (4/2025)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to to use the BIMS phenotype template (4/2025)
• URL to specific trial or a program available to share with colleagues (4/25)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to use the accession template in BIMS (4/2025)
• Search phenotype by custom properties of accession/samples added (3/25)
• Templates improved by adding 'Block' as a sample property to enable multi-level field design (3/25)
• Accession and progeny template merged to simplify entering data (3/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS training with FruitDiv (3/27/25)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to input trait descriptions in BIMS (3/2025)
• [Outreach] Comprehensive training video on how to use Field Book v6 for BIMS users (3/2025)
• [Outreach] BIMS demonstration for banana project team (3/11/25)
• Sample page updated (2/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS discussion with Blueberry Breeding Program at NC State (2/4/25)
• [Outreach] BIMS training for Citrus Breeding Program at UC Riverside (1/30/25)
• [Outreach] Video of "A peach breeder's perspective on using BIMS" presentation (1/2025)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to add team members to your BIMS program (1/2025)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to create a breeding program in BIMS (1/2025)
• [Outreach] Short training video on how to create a BIMS account (1/2025)
• MCL data templates added for importing data from a remote site through BrAPI
• [Outreach] Recording of BIMS webinar from November 2023 added to YouTube (12/2024)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar for Blueberry Program at University of Georgia (9/24)
• Direct link to BIMS page available for publication (8/24)
• BIMS support the management of Field Book Repeated Measurement data (6/24)
• BIMS supports Field Book Sync function (5/24)
• Two new permission levels were added (2/24)
• [Outreach] BIMS training for FruitDiv Team (2/24)
• Image data management Enhanced in BIMS (1/24)!
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with the sweet basil breeding team (Simon Lab) at Rutger's University (10/23)
• Image data from Field Book can be imported to BIMS (3/23)
• BIMS available to breeders of any crops (1/23)
• Addition of how to use BrAPI to transfer data 
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with the Cannabaceae breeding team of the Copyleft Cannabis Project (11/22)
• Trait descriptor export (BIMS-Field Book) through BrAPI enabled (8/22)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with the breeding team at the Land Institute (8/22)
• Importing public trait descriptors from home community databases (GDR, CottonGEN, etc) to private program enabled (7/22)
• Addition of the functionality to import public trait descriptors to BIMS private program (5/22)
• [Outreach] BIMS manual has been updated (1/22)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with Strawberry breeding program at UNH (11/21)
• Removed the  hierarchy of cross (cross_group) and introduced 'cross/package/sowing' (11/21)
• [Outreach] BIMS paper has been published (8/21)
• BIMS made BrAPI compliant (7/21)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with Rose breeding program at Texas A&M (7/21)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with Strawberry breeding program at UNH (2/11)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with Agriculture Canada, strawberry/raspberry breeding program (1/21): general feature
• Addition of the functionality to import public data in the community database into breeders' private BIMS (11/20)
• Addition of the function to change the owner of the program (11/20)
• Addition of the function to download stock-site information (11/20)
• [Outreach] BIMS webinar with University of Florida blueberry breeding team (10/20): data templates
• [Outreach] BIMS Webinar with VacCAP breeders (8/20): general feature
• [Outreach] BIMS Webinar with University of Minnesota soybean breeding team (7/20): general feature and genotype data
• Added a function to associate sowing information to cross or cross_group (03/20)
• Added a hierarchy to cross and named 'cross_group' to store cross and individual seed package information (02/20)
• Search Cross available (10/19)
• Haplotype loader available (9/19)
• Configuration page allows users to choose regular and custom properties to be used as phenotype search categories (8/19)
• Searching by phenotype and downloadig genotype data (and vice versa) available (8/19)
• Loading and searching genotyping data available (7/19)
• Downloading phenotype data in long form available (6/19)
• Adding mean/max/min/std and frequency in the downloaded file from search
• Comparing trait statistics from different categories (year, cross, etc)
• Adding frequency for categorical traits
• Individual data editing functionality available
• Mean/max/min/std value available for 'date' type trait (using the number of days from January 1st)
• Archiving of data: user can download their entire program at any point and view history of downloads
• Generating input files for Field Book App
• Data import from templates and Field Book output
• Viewing statistics for each trait for the entire data, a cross, a trial, an accession and a list of accessions from a search
• Search and save results and download