Questions and Answers

Which system requirements does open enventory have?

Almost any office computer is suitable as client, using either Chrome, Edge or Firefox. A screen resolution of 1024x768 pixel is the absolute minimum required, but we would recommend higher resolutions for a good working experience. Computers starting from 500 MHz (e.g. tablet PCs) with lower resolution (800x600) are sufficient as barcode terminal.

An Apache web server running PHP8 and a MariaDB database acts as server, either Windows- (e.g. on Xampp) or Linux-based. A fast CPU with possibly multiple cores is required for quick substructure searches. See more in the technology section

What are the costs for open enventory?

open enventory is free software, but according to the AGPL, modifications to the source code and extensions must be contributed for public use. Using the registered trademark open enventory or the logo requires prior written permission of the trademark holders.

Do I need to use all the functionality?

No, inventory database and laboratory journal also work independently, but the combination offers additional functionality.

How can I contribute?

We would ask users to help by

• developing and maintaining modules that access supplier catalogues,
• developing extensions for additional spectroscopic formats,
• including more catalogues,
• creating useful extensions
• or translating the application to other languages (currently available: German, English, French and Spanish).

I would be interested in a test account

Here you can test a database with a read-only user. Please send an email to fr@sciformation.com for further testing options. Herzlich willkommen!