ZIMS AND MOBILE DEVICES

While increased mobility is a goal, we recommend entering data into ZIMS on a desktop computer,  Data can be entered and viewed for all ZIMS modules on mobile devices but some functionalities are optimized to work on smaller screens. These features are all accessible here:
 

https://training.species360.org/Mobile/
 

Contact support@Species360.org

 

Mobile Access

The following features of ZIMS were designed to be optimized for use on mobile devices. You can add a link on your iPhone/iPad/Android homescreen to launch to the mobile home page as a default start page. Alternatively, you can add any of the specific feature pages below as a homescreen launcher/app.

 

	https://training.species360.org/HLT/ The Husbandry Log Template allows customized data entry for weight, length, feedlog, training and more.		https://training.species360.org/ANM/ Animal Graphing tool makes visualizing and comparing trends in animal and Care and Welfare data easy.
	https://training.species360.org/ADL/ The Aquarist Daily Log Template allows customized data entry for enclosure, life support and component measurements and more.		https://training.species360.org/ENV/ Environmental Quality Graphing is accessible from your mobile device for easy viewing while at tanks or enclosures.
	https://training.species360.org/CAW/ The Care and Welfare module was also designed for use while out of the office to quickly capture your observations.		https://training.species360.org/SAM/ Sample storage allows you to record sample management while actively managing your sample locations.

Note, you must already have access to these features, granted by your local administrator, to be able to access the mobile links below.

We recommend setting up the templates from a desktop computer and accessing the templates for data entry and reviewing data from mobile.
 

Other Features and Logging Out

When logging into ZIMS from a mobile device, you will see a mini-menu of the primary features that are optimized for a mobile device, you can click a link from the menu to navigate directly to that feature or close the mini-menu to proceed to the ZIMS desktop:

If you access a mobile-feature in ZIMS, to return to the desktop version of ZIMS, you will use the HELP link to guide you back to the ZIMS desktop and log-off from the desktop version of ZIMS.

Additionally, if you are using a shared mobile device and you forget to log off, the current user can be displayed from the help menu as well:
 

Best Practices

All features of ZIMS are optimized to work best on a desktop using Google Chrome . This browser is also available on iOS and Android devices as well as on older Mac, Windows and Linux desktop computers. We have also found that some features work well when using Puffin Browser as it can emulate desktop browser capabilities. iOS and Android .

 

Revised 5 March 2025