A tour of the interface¶

The top menu¶

The menu at the top of every page has these links:

Above the menu is your name. Click it to open your account menu:

• Account settings holds your profile, your connected login methods and your API keys.
• Administration appears only for administrators.
• Logout ends your session.

The item tables¶

The Samples, Inventory, Equipment and Collections pages each show a table. They all work the same way.

• Search filters the table as you type.
• Click a column header to sort by it. The Columns button chooses which columns to show.
• The button above the table creates a new entry. On the samples page it is Add an item. Add batch of items creates many at once.
• The QR code button opens your camera to scan a printed label.
• Tick the box at the start of a row to select it. With rows selected, you can Add to collection or Delete selected.

Each row shows small counters for the number of attached files and data blocks. Click a row to open that item.

The item page¶

Almost all of your work happens on the item page. From top to bottom, it has:

1. A toolbar. It holds Add a block, Export, Share and Save.
2. The information panel. The item's name, date, location, status, collections, creators and a free-text description. You edit these in place. Samples also have a table of constituents. Cells have tables for their electrodes and electrolyte.
3. The relationship graph. A small diagram of the items this one is linked to.
4. The file list. Every file attached to this item.
5. The data blocks. One panel per plot or analysis.

Saving¶

datalab does not save automatically. When you change something, the toolbar shows Unsaved changes. To save:

• click Save in the toolbar, or
• press Ctrl+S (Cmd+S on a Mac).

The toolbar then shows when the item was last saved. If you try to leave the page with unsaved changes, datalab asks you to confirm first.

Saving the item also saves its data blocks. datalab keeps a version history, so an earlier saved state of an item can be recovered.