Within a storage unit, users can reserve compartments for a specific user or user role to store their samples. Users can manage compartment reservations by navigating to the calendar icon on the Storage Units page within Configuration.
When reserving a compartment users can specify the following settings:
Reserved compartment – Select which compartment (including the compartments contained in the selected compartment)
Reserved for – set the user or user role for which the selected compartments should be reserved
Reserved Period – permanently reserve a compartment or make a reservation for a particular time window
All reservations for the selected storage unit will be listed, displaying which compartment is reserved for a particular user or role. Click Add Reservation to create a new reservation.
Click Save and Close to add the reservation.
Once a compartment is reserved for a particular user or user role, it will be displayed with a lock icon in the Inventory browser for other users to indicate that it is unavailable for their use.
Note: reserved compartments only prevent other users from adding or moving samples into a reserved compartment. Viewing and searching samples remains unaffected in a reserved compartment.