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Booking a device
How to get a valid user
To gain access to the measurement devices you must have a valid user account. This account can be obtained by sending a request to the Retwine webmaster specifying who you are and the purpose of the account you want. Once you get
a retwine user account, you have full access to the devices. But first of all, you have to book the device you want to use. Booking the device
guarantees that you will be the one and only user that access the device at a certain time. This prevents another user to use the device, which can
lead to bogus results.
How to book, check and delete bookings
Once you have a valid user account, you can book the device you want to use by using the retwine reservation system, located at http://micro.fa.uam.es/retwine/reservas. This system is divided in the following sections:
- Bookings
In this section you can perform bookings on the available devices. You will be asked to enter your user name, your password and
the day you want to book the device. You can perform bookings in a period of 15 days after the current day. If entered correctly, you will be prompted
a table with the available devices and the available hours. A checked box means that the device is already booked. You can click at the desired boxes
to book the desired device at the hours you will need it. Once you have clicked the checkboxes you want, click the "book" button to perform the bookings.
If all went right, you will have the device booked and you can use the device at the time you booked it.
- Query user bookings
In this section you can check the bookings you have already made. You will be asked to enter your user name and your
password. If entered correctly, you will be prompted a list of your current bookings specifying which device, and the date and time you have booked.
- Query current bookings
In this section you can check the state of bookings for a certain date. You will be asked to enter the date to check and
then you will be prompted with a table similar to the one in the "bookings" section, showing you the situation of the bookings for the date you selected.
- Delete bookings
In this section you can delete incorrect bookings or the ones you aren't going to use. You will be asked for your user name and
password. If entered correctly, you will be prompted a list of all your current bookings. Simply check the ones you want to delete and click the "delete" button.
If all went allright, checked bookings will be deleted and the device will be available again.
How to access to the booked device
... you will be asked your user name and password. The system will let you use the device only if you have a booking on the device at the time you try to
use it. This prevents two or more users to use the device at the same time, producing bogus measurement results.
If you lose your password...
If you lost your password send a mail to the retwine webmaster (webmaster@retwine.net) telling the problem and
specifying who you are, your user name and the new password you want. The retwine administrator will change your password so you can use the system again.