Instrument SOP Version Control (Multi-site)
Git-style version control for instrument SOPs — track every revision, change summary, author and sign-off, tuned for a multi-site collaboration. Private and offline.
Keep an immutable, dated history of every instrument SOP — each version records what changed, who changed it and its sign-off status. Built for core-facility staff who need one source of truth shared across distributed teams. Nothing leaves your browser, so even unpublished methods stay confidential.
Tip: bump the minor version (v1.1 → v1.2) for small edits and the major version (v2.0) for changes that affect results. Export to CSV for your QMS or an audit.
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Free instrument SOP version control and change-log for a multi-site collaboration: track revisions, sign-offs and an audit trail entirely in your browser.
About Instrument SOP Version Control (Multi-site)
A free, offline instrument SOP version-control tool for core-facility staff. Keep an immutable, dated history of every instrument SOP — each version records what changed, who changed it and its sign-off status. Built for core-facility staff who need one source of truth shared across distributed teams. Nothing leaves your browser, so even unpublished methods stay confidential.
How to use Instrument SOP Version Control (Multi-site)
- 1Add v1.0 of your instrument SOP with a short description of the method (e.g. a confocal or mass-spec operating SOP).
- 2Each time you change it, log a new version with a change summary, your name and the date — never overwrite the old one.
- 3Set the status as it moves through Draft / Site review / Harmonised / Approved / Superseded, and export the full history to CSV for your records or QMS.
Why use Instrument SOP Version Control (Multi-site)?
- ✓Instrument SOPs evolve constantly — this gives core-facility staff a Git-style history so you always know which version produced which result.
- ✓Each entry captures a change summary, author, date and sign-off status (Draft → Site review → Harmonised…), giving a multi-site collaboration one source of truth shared across distributed teams.
- ✓Runs entirely in your browser with no account — unpublished protocols and IP never touch a server.
Frequently asked questions
Why use version control for a instrument SOP?+
Methods drift over time, and a result is only reproducible if you know exactly which version of the instrument SOP produced it. Version control gives every revision a number, a change summary and an author, so you can reproduce old work, justify changes to reviewers, and onboard new core-facility staff without losing institutional knowledge.
How should I number protocol versions?+
A simple semver-style scheme works well: bump the minor number (v1.1 → v1.2) for small edits like a reagent swap, and the major number (v1.x → v2.0) for changes that could affect results, such as a new incubation time or instrument. Record the rationale in the change summary so the jump is self-explanatory at audit.
Is this an electronic lab notebook (ELN)?+
It is a lightweight, offline version-control log rather than a full ELN — but it captures the part that matters most for reproducibility: a dated, attributable, immutable history of every change to a instrument SOP. You can export to CSV and attach it to your ELN or QMS at any time.
Where is my data stored?+
Entirely in your browser's localStorage — no sign-up, no upload, no server. That keeps proprietary methods and unpublished IP private and means the tool works offline, which is exactly what a multi-site collaboration needs.
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