Click Animal Operations (AOPS) to Replace CARLOS

February 28, 2024 - M. Durkee

In May 2024, Campus Animal Resources is retiring the aging CARLOS animal ordering application and upgrading to the Huron ClickTM Animal Operations (AOPS) application for animal ordering, animal census, cage card generation, and more. Principal investigators, study staff, and fiscal officers can register for training via Zoom.

Schedule

Important Dates
Date Event
April, 2024 Training and Zoom Q&A sessions for principal investigators, study staff, and fiscal officers will be scheduled.
May 1, 2024 CARLOS will no longer be accessible. Place orders ahead of time.
May 1-May 20, 2024 Emergency orders will be handled by paper form. May billing from CARLOS will be sent directly to the researchers.
May 21, 2024 Click Animal Operations goes live for researchers. Begin placing orders in AOPS.

About Huron Click Animal Operations

Huron Click Animal Operations is a flexible, automated solution that streamlines animal laboratory administrative processes and delivers an intuitive user experience.

Huron Animal Operations is a comprehensive solution that enables researchers and animal operations staff to:

  • Order, import, transfer, and export animals as well as request special services.
  • Manage protocols, report animal events, process animal orders, receive animals and manage cage cards.
  • Create financial accounts, conduct animal census, generate, and distribute invoices, and manage animal vendors.
  • Oversee research facilities, equipment, and inventory, including controlled substances and reservations.

Huron Animal Operations integrates with the Huron Click Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) module, ensuring that a protocol approval triggers the creation of an equivalent record in Animal Operations. Once a protocol is approved and activated in Animal Operations, the research team is ready to place animal orders.

Any changes to the IACUC protocol, including a lapse, suspension, or amendment, are automatically reflected in the Animal Operations record. As the number of animals used changes, Animal Operations notifies the IACUC to pull the latest metrics.

This software will be more accessible and create efficiencies that help facilitate further research collaboration across campus.