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Calendar

The calendar can be used to organize a variety of events for users, including events for shared collections, and individual elements within the Chemotion ELN.

Accessing the calendar​

The calendar can be accessed in 2 ways:

  1. The right side of the action bar, next to the user information
  2. Within an element's header

Calendar Buttons

Element specific events can be created for the following elements:

  • Samples
  • Reactions
  • Screens
  • Research Plans

Calendar features​

The calendar can be moved around the Chemotion ELN window by clicking on the header. The header has 4 buttons:

  • Show entries (toggles visibility of shared collection events in main calendar / all user events in element specific calendar)
  • Full screen
  • Lock calendar (keep calendar open whilst using Chemotion ELN)
  • Close calendar

Main Toolbar​

The main toolbar allows users to change the calendar view, and move back and forth.

The user can select between 5 different views:

  1. Month
  2. Week
  3. Working week
  4. Day
  5. Agenda - shows upcoming events for a month after the currently selected date.

The main calendar shows all user created events / shared collection events. Main Calendar

An element specific calendar shows its own events / all user created events. Element Calendar (Sample) Element Calendar (Sample) with user events toggled

Events​

Creating events​

Events can be created by clicking anywhere within the calendar. The following event details can be designated:

  • Title (required)
  • Description
  • Type
  • Duration (defaults: 24 hours if creating in month view / 15 minutes)

Default event types:

  • Reservation
  • Duration
  • Handover (screen, research plan)
  • Reminder (sample, reaction, research plan, screen)
  • Report (sample, reaction, research plan, screen)
  • Meeting
  • Maintenance
  • Availability

Event Modal

Modifying events​

Click on an event to open the modal and modify any event attributes.

Modifying the event time and duration can be done by dragging the event in the calendar view:

Modifying Event Time/Duration