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== How to edit & add equipment == | == How to edit & add equipment == | ||
| − | + | === Overview === | |
| − | === | + | Each equipment in this wiki (i.e. light microscope, computer) is represented by a single page which contains all the data. You can access the page for a particular system... |
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| − | Each light microscope is represented by a | + | |
# from the [[Light_Microscopes_-_Full_List|full list of light microscopes]] or | # from the [[Light_Microscopes_-_Full_List|full list of light microscopes]] or | ||
# via the [[Special:RunQuery/equipment_query|light microscope query]]. | # via the [[Special:RunQuery/equipment_query|light microscope query]]. | ||
| − | Once you are on the page, click on the tab on top of the page which is named ''edit with form''. This loads the form for light microscopes which contains the data that got add for the particular system. Modify the entries you want and click on ''Save page'' below the form. The button ''Show changes'' brings up a page which illustrates the changes you did compared to the last saved version. | + | === Light Microscopes === |
| + | ==== Edit an existing system ==== | ||
| + | Editing an equipment page is facilitated by a so called form. Once you are on the equipment page of interest, click on the tab on top of the page which is named ''edit with form''. This loads the form for light microscopes which contains the data that got add for the particular system. Modify the entries you want and click on ''Save page'' below the form. The button ''Show changes'' brings up a page which illustrates the changes you did compared to the last saved version. | ||
==== Add a new system ==== | ==== Add a new system ==== | ||
Go to the [[Light_Microscopes_-_Full_List|full list of light microscopes]] and scroll down to very end. There you will find a field with a button called ''add/edit microscope'' next to it. Type in a name for the new '''page'''. Remember that the name of this page has to be unique and should follow certain naming conventions, which are: | Go to the [[Light_Microscopes_-_Full_List|full list of light microscopes]] and scroll down to very end. There you will find a field with a button called ''add/edit microscope'' next to it. Type in a name for the new '''page'''. Remember that the name of this page has to be unique and should follow certain naming conventions, which are: | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 21 September 2009
How to edit & add equipment
Overview
Each equipment in this wiki (i.e. light microscope, computer) is represented by a single page which contains all the data. You can access the page for a particular system...
- from the full list of light microscopes or
- via the light microscope query.
Light Microscopes
Edit an existing system
Editing an equipment page is facilitated by a so called form. Once you are on the equipment page of interest, click on the tab on top of the page which is named edit with form. This loads the form for light microscopes which contains the data that got add for the particular system. Modify the entries you want and click on Save page below the form. The button Show changes brings up a page which illustrates the changes you did compared to the last saved version.
Add a new system
Go to the full list of light microscopes and scroll down to very end. There you will find a field with a button called add/edit microscope next to it. Type in a name for the new page. Remember that the name of this page has to be unique and should follow certain naming conventions, which are:
- id - name, whereas id = facility shortcut + unique number (i.e. MPI01)
(The length of id is limited to 5 digits, 3 for the facility shortcut and 2 for the unique number.)
Click on the button add/edit microscope which brings you to the form for that page. Consider these points:
- If you cannot find an objective, a light source or a type of incubation in the dropdown lists, you have to go back and add these things first. Have a look at the FAQ.
Once you put all the data there, click on Save page.
FAQ
How do I add more objectives, light sources and types of incubation to the predefined lists in the form?
The content of each of these dropdown lists gets generated from a -db category: category:objective-db, category:illumination-db. Each page in this category represents one entry in the dropdown list. In order to add an entry, you just have to create an according page:
- New objective: Type the name for the new objective in the sidebar's search field. Follow these naming conventions to keep a certain order:
- manufacturer name magnification NA immersion PhX
- air objective: leave out [immersion], no phase contrast: leave out [PhX]
- example: Zeiss EC Plan-Neofluar 100x 1.3 Oil
- Click the button Go. On the next page, click the link create this page. Enter
[[category:objective-db]]
and click the button Save page.
- New light source: Type the name for the new light source in the sidebar's search field. Check for appropiate naming in the category:illumination-db, i.e.: Laser Diode 405 nm, Transmitted Light (Halogen), Fluorescence (Polychromator 300-650 nm). Click the button Go. On the next page, click the link create this page. Enter
[[category:illumination-db]]
and click the button Save page. - New type of incubation: Type the name for the new type of incubation in the sidebar's search field. Check for appropiate naming in the category:incubation-db, i.e.: cage incubator (T+CO2), stage incubator (T) + objective heater. Click the button Go. On the next page, click the link create this page. Enter
[[category:incubation-db]]
and click the button Save page.
The type of microscope I want to add is not in the list. What should I do?
Simliar to the objectives etc., the types of microscopes are grouped in a category which is in this case the category:microscope-cat. If you want add a new type of microscope, type the name in the sidebar's search field and click the button Go. On the next page, click the link create this page. Enter[[category:microscope-cat]]and click the button Save page.
How do I remove a system from the list which does not exist anymore?
In the equipment form, go to the field category and select Not listed from the dropdown menu.
How can I restore a system that got moved to Not listed?
Follow the link to the removed systems at the very end of the full list, select the system of interest and put the category back to Microscope.
I added a new system, but cannot find it in the full equipment list. What's the problem?
The query that generates the full equipment list takes some time to refresh. Go to the light microscope query and just run it with empty fields, then the new system should appear immediately after adding it.
