# Latest **URL:** https://talk.openelis-global.org/latest.md?page=4 [Latest](https://talk.openelis-global.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://talk.openelis-global.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://talk.openelis-global.org/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [OpenELIS Global has been Accepted as a Google Summer of Code 2026 mentor organization](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-global-has-been-accepted-as-a-google-summer-of-code-2026-mentor-organization/1966)
**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-global-has-been-accepted-as-a-google-summer-of-code-2026-mentor-organization/1966 "2026-02-25T21:54:32Z")
Hello Community, Am happy to announce that OpenELIS Global has been accepted as a mentoring Organization for GSOC 2026. It is one of the 185 Organizations to participate in GSOC 2026. For anyone who would want to pa… --- ## [Multiple accession number prefixes for anatomic pathology (surgical vs cytology, multi-site)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/multiple-accession-number-prefixes-for-anatomic-pathology-surgical-vs-cytology-multi-site/2000)
**Author:** [@anassaad](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/anassaad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/multiple-accession-number-prefixes-for-anatomic-pathology-surgical-vs-cytology-multi-site/2000 "2026-02-24T12:44:34Z")
Hello everyone, I’m implementing OpenELIS Global v3.2.1 for an anatomic pathology lab in Syria, two sites (Homs and Idlib) running surgical pathology, cytology, and IHC on a single shared instance. I have a question ab… --- ## [Introduction-gsoc-2026](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/introduction-gsoc-2026/1995)
**Author:** [@Fazilrabi\_Zahin](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Fazilrabi_Zahin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 5:35am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/introduction-gsoc-2026/1995 "2026-02-24T05:35:12Z")
Hello everyone, My name is Fazilrabi Zahin, and I am a Software Engineering Graduated from Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan. I have experience working with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js) … --- ## [GSoC Introduction 2026 - Pranjal (Java)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-introduction-2026-pranjal-java/1986)
**Author:** [@pranjalsingla15](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/pranjalsingla15)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-introduction-2026-pranjal-java/1986 "2026-02-24T04:12:48Z")
Hi OpenELIS Community, I’m Pranjal Singla, and I am currently a 2nd-year B.Tech student ,and a backend developer having a strong foundation in Java and Spring Boot, excited to contribute to OpenELIS Global for GSoC 2026… --- ## [Selecting OpenELIS Community Volunteer of the Month for February 2026](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/selecting-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-february-2026/1965)
**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/selecting-openelis-community-volunteer-of-the-month-for-february-2026/1965 "2026-02-22T20:32:52Z")
Its been a while when we last selected the OpenELIS community volunteer of the month The OpenELIS community would like to recognize the best Volunteer of Month, who has had the most amazing contributions and has helped … --- ## [Proposed Gsoc 2026 projects](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/proposed-gsoc-2026-projects/1950)
**Author:** [@Lemeri123](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Lemeri123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/proposed-gsoc-2026-projects/1950 "2026-02-20T16:59:29Z")
Hello, I had some proposed projects in mind Let me know your thoughts on this 1. Migration to Modern Build Tooling (Vite) The project uses react-scripts (Create React App), which is now deprecated and has slower sta… --- ## [GSoC 2026 intoduction - Dhanyabad](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2026-intoduction-dhanyabad/1972)
**Author:** [@Dhanyabad\_behera](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Dhanyabad_behera)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2026-intoduction-dhanyabad/1972 "2026-02-20T09:49:32Z")
I’m Dhanyabad, a full-stack developer with experience building production applications using React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. I have strong backend fundamentals and experience working with REST APIs and database schema de… --- ## [GSoC 2026 Introduction - Rehan (Java/Spring Boot Backend)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2026-introduction-rehan-java-spring-boot-backend/1968)
**Author:** [@rehann07](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/rehann07)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2026-introduction-rehan-java-spring-boot-backend/1968 "2026-02-20T08:48:49Z")
Hello OpenELIS Community! My name is Rehan, and I am a 3rd-year Computer Science student from India. I am very excited that OpenELIS Global has been selected for GSoC 2026! I have been looking for an organization where… --- ## [Question: Adding custom fields to Sample Entry form](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/question-adding-custom-fields-to-sample-entry-form/1960)
**Author:** [@Bruno](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Bruno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/question-adding-custom-fields-to-sample-entry-form/1960 "2026-02-19T23:59:29Z")
Hello, I’m currently using OpenELIS Global 2 (Docker deployment via docker-compose.yml) and would like to know if it is possible to add custom fields to the Sample Entry (Add Sample) form. We would like to capture add… --- ## [Title: Migrate DocumentType from HBM XML to JPA annotations (issue not assigned to anyone so i tried to fix #2276)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/title-migrate-documenttype-from-hbm-xml-to-jpa-annotations-issue-not-assigned-to-anyone-so-i-tried-to-fix-2276/1957)
**Author:** [@ketanop321](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/ketanop321)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/title-migrate-documenttype-from-hbm-xml-to-jpa-annotations-issue-not-assigned-to-anyone-so-i-tried-to-fix-2276/1957 "2026-02-19T06:02:07Z")
Hi everyone, Issue #2276 tracks the migration of Hibernate mapping files from HBM XML to JPA annotations. There’s already an open PR #2280 for the Role entity, which went through several rounds of review — missing test-… --- ## [Remove debug console.log statements from frontend](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/remove-debug-console-log-statements-from-frontend/1949)
**Author:** [@ketanop321](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/ketanop321)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/remove-debug-console-log-statements-from-frontend/1949 "2026-02-17T00:31:37Z")
PR #2837 — Remove debug console.log statements from frontend Small cleanup — removed 10 leftover debug console.log statements from 4 React component files. These were development artifacts left in production code. Va… --- ## [Replace \`e.printStackTrace()\` with \`LogEvent.logError()\`](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/replace-e-printstacktrace-with-logevent-logerror/1948)
**Author:** [@ketanop321](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/ketanop321)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/replace-e-printstacktrace-with-logevent-logerror/1948 "2026-02-17T00:26:34Z")
PR #2835 — Replace e.printStackTrace() with LogEvent.logError() Small fix across 7 backend files. Replaced 11 instances of the e.printStackTrace() anti-pattern with the project’s standard LogEvent.logError(e) logging.… --- ## [👋 Hello OpenELIS Community!](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/hello-openelis-community/1945)
**Author:** [@ketanop321](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/ketanop321)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/hello-openelis-community/1945 "2026-02-16T12:18:58Z")
My name is Ketan, and I’m a software developer interested in contributing to OpenELIS Global. I’m currently exploring the codebase and have started with some code quality and security improvements: - \*\*PR #2837\*\* — Remo… --- ## [Not Authenticated issue](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/not-authenticated-issue/1884)
**Author:** [@COLLINS](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/COLLINS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/not-authenticated-issue/1884 "2026-02-09T05:38:50Z")
--- ## [Follow-up on PR – Request for review](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/follow-up-on-pr-request-for-review/1912)
**Author:** [@kmvipin](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/kmvipin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/follow-up-on-pr-request-for-review/1912 "2026-02-07T07:54:22Z")
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well. I raised a PR and wanted to check in politely in case it got missed. I’d really appreciate it if someone could take a look and share feedback whenever you have time. PR link: Imp… --- ## [New to OpenELIS & Interested in Contributing](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-to-openelis-interested-in-contributing/1904)
**Author:** [@Tresor\_Ishimwe\_Bertr](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Tresor_Ishimwe_Bertr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-to-openelis-interested-in-contributing/1904 "2026-02-06T05:55:44Z")
Hello OpenELIS Community My name is Tresor Ishimwe Bertrand, a software developer based in Kigali, Rwanda. I’m new to the OpenELIS community and excited to start learning and contributing to the project. I recently dis… --- ## [Seeking Guidance for GSoC 2026 Contributions](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/seeking-guidance-for-gsoc-2026-contributions/1900)
**Author:** [@Taniya](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Taniya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/seeking-guidance-for-gsoc-2026-contributions/1900 "2026-02-01T20:39:08Z")
Hello, my name is Taniya Saxena. I have a strong foundation in Java and experience working with Spring Boot to develop RESTful APIs. I am enthusiastic about contributing to open-source projects and eager to apply my skil… --- ## [GSoC 2026 Interest - Java/Spring Backend Contributor](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2026-interest-java-spring-backend-contributor/1706)
**Author:** [@Hritik\_Raj](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Hritik_Raj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc-2026-interest-java-spring-backend-contributor/1706 "2026-01-30T07:33:58Z")
Hello OpenELIS community, My name is Hritik Raj, and I’m a student developer preparing for GSoC 2026. I have experience with Java and Spring Boot, and the OpenELIS backend looks like a great fit. I’ve seen many past GSo… --- ## [Port changes for open-elis docker setup](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/port-changes-for-open-elis-docker-setup/1872)
**Author:** [@pankaj](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/pankaj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/port-changes-for-open-elis-docker-setup/1872 "2026-01-23T11:56:38Z")
Hello, I have been trying to deploy open-elis using the docker setup i want it to run on custom ports not the default ports is it something i can configure in openelis. i tried modifying the nginx.conf file and port ma… --- ## [GSoC26 M2 COMPLETE - Service Layer Tests + Organization Fixed! PR #2566\*\*](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc26-m2-complete-service-layer-tests-organization-fixed-pr-2566/1858)
**Author:** [@Rohan\_Bhalerao](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Rohan_Bhalerao)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/gsoc26-m2-complete-service-layer-tests-organization-fixed-pr-2566/1858 "2026-01-19T18:00:06Z")
Hi OpenELIS Community @Herbert @Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior @Moses\_Mutesasira, \*\*UPDATE: Service layer test coverage + organization issues SOLVED!\*\* :tada: \*\*What I Delivered (Milestone 2):\*\* :white\_check\_mark: \*\*Fixed test… --- ## [Helpful Guidelines for New Contributors:](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/helpful-guidelines-for-new-contributors/1835)
**Author:** [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/helpful-guidelines-for-new-contributors/1835 "2026-01-10T17:55:26Z")
1. :open\_book: Start with the Wiki & Documentation Before jumping into code, please take time to: Read our Contributor Guidelines Understand our workflow and issue labeling system Check existing issues before creating… --- ## [New Year, New OpenELIS-Global2 v3.2.1.2](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-year-new-openelis-global2-v3-2-1-2/1829)
**Author:** [@tasksolver](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/tasksolver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/new-year-new-openelis-global2-v3-2-1-2/1829 "2026-01-09T20:31:00Z")
What a good way to start the year and also a better way to end the week. We’re pleased to share that OpenELIS-Global2 version 3.2.1.2 is now officially released on GitHub! This maintenance update continues the work of t… --- ## [Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026 Officially Announced](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-2026-officially-announced/1740)
**Author:** [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-2026-officially-announced/1740 "2026-01-06T07:27:15Z")
Hello Community, I am happy to Announce that GSoC 2026 has been officially announced on the Google Open Source Blog page. OpenELIS Global will start preparing the application to participate as a Mentoring Organization … --- ## [Raunak - Introduction and Interest in Contributing to OpenELIS](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/raunak-introduction-and-interest-in-contributing-to-openelis/1768)
**Author:** [@raunak](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/raunak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/raunak-introduction-and-interest-in-contributing-to-openelis/1768 "2025-12-26T12:17:29Z")
Hello everyone, I’m Raunak, a B.Tech student interested in open-source development. My primary background is in Java and Spring, and I’m currently exploring the OpenELIS with the goal of contributing meaningfully. I’v… --- ## [OpenELIS Global 3.2.1.1 Released](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-global-3-2-1-1-released/1744)
**Author:** [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/openelis-global-3-2-1-1-released/1744 "2025-12-15T11:56:54Z")
Hi everyone, Version 3.2.1.1 of OpenELIS Global is now available. This release includes multiple improvements across Notebook, Storage Management, Test Management, Odoo integration, translations, and overall system stab… --- ## [Standardizing OpenELIS REST APIs using OpenAPI (Swagger)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/standardizing-openelis-rest-apis-using-openapi-swagger/1748)
**Author:** [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/standardizing-openelis-rest-apis-using-openapi-swagger/1748 "2025-12-14T13:07:58Z")
Hi everyone, While working with our APIs, I’ve noticed that understanding what endpoints exist, what payloads they expect, and how they evolve often requires digging through controller code,relying on shared knowledge o… --- ## [Exploring How SolDevelo Can Support OpenELIS - Where Can We Help Most?](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/exploring-how-soldevelo-can-support-openelis-where-can-we-help-most/1722)
**Author:** [@Piotr\_Wargulak](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Piotr_Wargulak)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/exploring-how-soldevelo-can-support-openelis-where-can-we-help-most/1722 "2025-12-12T16:29:18Z")
Hello OpenELIS Community, I’m @Piotr\_Wargulak Java Domain Lead, reaching out from SolDevelo - an engineering team with a long history of supporting open-source projects and helping them grow. We specialize in Java perfo… --- ## [Clarifying Unit vs Integration Tests in storage Module (JDBC + Mockito vs Dataset Tests)](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/clarifying-unit-vs-integration-tests-in-storage-module-jdbc-mockito-vs-dataset-tests/1739)
**Author:** [@Agaba\_Derrick\_Junior](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Agaba_Derrick_Junior)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/clarifying-unit-vs-integration-tests-in-storage-module-jdbc-mockito-vs-dataset-tests/1739 "2025-12-08T09:26:49Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve noticed that in the \`storage test package, we currently have a mix of: Spring + DBUnit integration tests (using BaseWebContextSensitiveTest), and Pure Mockito-based unit tests that mock EntityManage… --- ## [Cannot resolve data export dependency](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/cannot-resolve-data-export-dependency/1737)
**Author:** [@Somil\_Jain](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Somil_Jain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/cannot-resolve-data-export-dependency/1737 "2025-12-08T06:02:56Z")
I was setting up OpenELIS on my IntelliJ, but it couldn’t resolve the data export dependency --- ## [Tomcat 9 cannot load project in Eclipse – "Tomcat version 9.0 only supports J2EE 1.2–1.4 and Java EE 5–8 Web modules" error #2377](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/tomcat-9-cannot-load-project-in-eclipse-tomcat-version-9-0-only-supports-j2ee-1-2-1-4-and-java-ee-5-8-web-modules-error-2377/1729)
**Author:** [@sagar.khandagre998](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/sagar.khandagre998)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/tomcat-9-cannot-load-project-in-eclipse-tomcat-version-9-0-only-supports-j2ee-1-2-1-4-and-java-ee-5-8-web-modules-error-2377/1729 "2025-12-05T10:05:06Z")
When setting up the OpenELIS Global 2 backend project in Eclipse IDE, Tomcat 9 cannot recognize the web module and shows the following error when adding the project to the server: Tomcat version 9.0 only supports J2EE… [Previous page](https://talk.openelis-global.org/latest.md?page=3) [Next page](https://talk.openelis-global.org/latest.md?page=5)