Labs may frequently use disposable or reusable items that don’t fit the standard definition of a resource in LabArchives Scheduler and therefore don’t warrant the creation of a Resource in Scheduler. These items can be managed in Scheduler by creating Accessories. Accessories are tied directly to a specific Resource and are available for booking from the Resources Reservation page.
For example, you may have a conference room listed as a Resource and you want to separately manage the booking of a projector that is in the conference room. Or perhaps you'll need the facilities team to bring in extra chairs to the conference room so you'll have chairs listed as an Accessory.
Application Administrators can access the Accessories page from the Application Management menu.
New Accessories can be added by including the name, quantity, then selecting the Add button. Existing accessories can be edited through the pencil icon or deleted using the trash can icon.
After the Accessory is saved, visit the Resources column and click the All link to tie the accessory to the booking of a specific Resource. For example, if you want to allow your users to also reserve a projector when booking a conference room, select the conference room from the Resources list and select the minimum and maximum number of projectors available.