When you connect, you are in "View" mode. Thus, you can see available time (in light gray) and, by clicking on a reserved time slot (in yellow), see the details of that reservation, dark gray indicates calibration/settings time and black indicates times not available. For the bench top instruments, the first half of the day is displayed on the top half of the screen, and the second half is on the bottom. For the sorters, each day is on a single line. The drop-down menus on the right allow you to switch between instrument calendars.
You will need to log in to make a reservation for the bench top instruments. Click on the login link on the right side of the web page. To obtain a login name and password, please contact the Flowcore at flowcore@gladstone.ucsf.edu after you have
been trained on one or more of the bench top analyzers. For sorting see #7. Logins and passwords are case-sensitive.
There are three ways to view the calendar. The Planner View (default) shows all the time slots. The ones that are available will be in light gray, the dark yellow reserved by others, and your reservation(s) are in bright yellow. The List View shows the reservation details; you can see who has reserved various time slots (useful if you would like to switch with another persons time slot). The Report View is a more detailed list-type view, and not generally necessary to use.
The arrows on the left of the month at the top allow you scroll to different months. Clicking on the circle will return you to the current month. Clicking on a day on the left side will show you a list of all the reservations for that day. The arrows then allow you to scroll to different days.
To make a reservation for a bench top instrument, use the Planner View. Log in, then click on the appropriate time slot. A pointy finger appears when you are over the sensitive spots in time slots. A reservation dialog box will come up allowing you to set the reservation duration and add any comments.
To edit or delete your reservation, click on it in the planner view. A dialog box will appear. Click on the pencil icon to edit, the scissors icon to delete.
To reserve FACS DiVa sort time, view the FACS DiVa Schedule for openings and select your preferred sort time(s) and date(s) and email the Flowcore at flowcore@gladstone.ucsf.edu to request a reservation.
As a minor security feature, you will be automatically logged out of the calendar after 10 minutes of no use.
