ELabELN Quick Start Guide *

When you log into your ELabELN the first time, you'll see your dashboard,dashboard, ready for set up:

Dashboard & Menu Overview

• Experiments
  • Under experiments, you can start with setting up categories, statuses, and templates as needed.
• Resources
  • Under resources, you can start with setting up categories, statuses, and templates as needed.
• Scheduler
  • Once you set up resources with the appropriate booking permissions, you can use the scheduler to see a calendar view of scheduled resource bookings.
• Team
• Notifications
• Help
• User Menu
  • Under the user menu, accessed by clicking on your name initials in the top right corner, you will find additional set up options in the admin panel and sysadmin panel, if you have the appropriate permissions.

First Steps

These steps will get you started using the ELabELN in a way that is relevant to your lab.
Keep in mind that you can do as many or as few of these steps as you want - you can start using the ELabELN as is!

1. Add experiment categories
2. Edit experiment statuses
   • There are statuses preloaded so you can use those if you prefer.
3. Add resource categories
4. Add resource statuses
5. Add an experiment template
   • Experiment Template Library
   • You can also go straight into creating experiments from a blank template, if you prefer.
6. Add resource template(s)
   • Resource Template Library
   • You can also go straight into creating resources from a blank template, if you prefer.
7. Create any resources that you need prior to logging experiments

Now you are ready to start creating experiments and scheduling resourcesresources!

If you want to dig into more set up details and options, here are additional resources:

ELabELN - System Manual

ELabELN - Training Guide

Developer'sELN Suite - Getting Started & Implementation Guide

Validation Guide