SBIC-Nikon Imaging Centre Online Booking System
Database: MySQL 10.10.2-MariaDB
System: Linux msite-web-10-231.nikon-asia.local 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Nov 17 03:31:10 UTC 2023 x86_64
PHP: 5.6.40

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Please contact Asad, Abu Bakar for any questions that aren't answered here.

Authentication

How do I login?
Why can't I delete/alter a booking?
Making/Altering Meetings How do I make a recurring booking?
How do I delete one instance of a recurring booking?
How do I schedule 2 different equipments simultaneously?
My booking failed to be created because of "too many entries"!
What happens if multiple people schedule the same booking?
Miscellaneous What is the difference between all these colors ?
About the SBIC-Nikon Imaging Facility Booking System How much did the system cost?
How does the system work and who wrote it?

How do I login?

The system can be configured to use one of microscopy system, including Motorized upright microscope (90i), Multi purpose zoom microscope (AZ100), Live Cell Imaging System, Stereoscopic zoom microscope (SMZ1500), Spectral confocal (C1Si), Inverted microscope (TS100-F). See your system administrator if you are having trouble logging in. Some functions are restricted to certain users, and other users will get the message You do not have access rights to modify this item. See your system administrator if this is not working correctly for you. If the system is configured to use C1Si authentication, this means that you login with the same username and password as you use for getting email i.e. "Mark Belanger" "MyPassword". Top

Why can't I delete/alter a booking?

In order to delete or alter a booking, you must be logged in as the same person that made the booking. Contact the booking administrators or the person who initially made the booking to have it deleted or changed. Top

How do I make a recurring booking?

Clicking on the desired time brings you into the booking screen. Select the appropriate Repeat Type. The microscope will be scheduled at the same time, until the Repeat End Date, on the days determined by the Repeat Type.

A Daily repeat schedules every day. A Weekly repeat schedules those days of the week that you check under Repeat Day. For example, use Weekly repeat to schedule the microscope every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; check those days under Repeat Day. If you check no days under Repeat Day, the schedule will repeat on the same day of each week as the first scheduled day. A Monthly repeat schedules the same day of each month, for example the 15th of the month. A Yearly repeat schedules the same month and day of the month, for example every March 15th. Finally, a Monthly, corresponding day repeat schedules one day each month, the same weekday and ordinal position within the month. Use this repeat type to schedule the first Monday, second Tuesday, or fourth Friday of each month, for example. Do not use this repeat type after the 28th day of the month.

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How do I delete one instance recurring booking?

You don’t. Please contact the booking administrator for this purpose. Top

How do I schedule 2 different equipments simultaneously?

You don't. Presently the system cannot book 2 different microscope simultaneously. You must schedule each one separately. Make sure that the time you want is available at both microscope before making a booking. Top

My booking failed to be created because of "too many entries"!

Any booking cannot create more than 365 entries. There needs to be some limit on the number of bookings created. This number can be increased if necessary. Top

What happens if multiple people schedule the same booking?

The short answer is: The first person to click on the Submit button wins. Behind the scenes, the system is using a proper multi-user, multi-threaded relational database than can handle many thousands of simultaneous users. Top

What is the difference between all these colors ?

SBS defines different types of booking : Normal users, SBIC, Nikon Maintenance and Nikon Training. Bookings are highlighted in the main calendar view with a color corresponding to their type, and a color key of all defined types is shown at the bottom of the main calendar view.
Be sure to select the the appropriate type of booking.
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How much did the system cost?

Nothing. See the next section for more information. Top

How does the system work and who wrote it?

The SBIC-Nikon Imaging Centre Booking System is a modified version of the Meeting Room Booking System which is open source software. It is distributed under the Gnu Public License(GPL). This means that software is free to use, distribute, and modify.

The system is written mostly in PHP, which is an open source programming language that can be embedded in web pages similar in concept to Microsoft active server pages. PHP is especially good at accessing databases.

The database used for the system is either MySQL or PostgreSQL. MySQL is a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server that is also GPL. PostgreSQL is a full-featured multi-user open source Object Relational SQL database server.

The system will run on multiple platforms, including the PC architecture using the Linux operating system. Linux, is a free, open source, unix-like operating system.

The web server being used is yet another piece of free, open source software. The Apache web server is the world's most popular web server.

The bottom line is:
Every piece of this system, from the operating system to the application, is completely free - source code and all.

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