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Typical Scenarios Related to Researcher Information

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Create a New Member

Typical Scenario

Whenever a new member joins the lab, they will have to be provided access to DRDB and added to the system.

How-to

  1. Navigate to the Personnel Management page.
  2. Select the +.
  3. Add the name, initials, and role.
  4. Add the lab member’s email to the email and Calendar ID boxes.
  5. Select Save to add them to the system.

Demo

Create a new member


Assigning a Member to Studies

Typical Scenario

Once lab members are in the system, they need to be added to the specific study they will be working on. Adding a lab member to a specific study adds them to the list of potential experimenters for the study.

How-to

  1. Navigate to the Study Management page.
  2. Click on the abbreviation for the study on the left side.
  3. Click the person icon.
  4. Select the lab member’s name from the drop-down menu.
  5. Select Confirm to add them to the study.

Demo

Assigning a member to studies


Update Member Information

Typical Scenario

Lab members can only edit their own info. Only Admin and Lab Manager roles can make changes to every lab member’s info.

How-to

  1. Navigate to the Study Management page.
  2. Select the lab member’s name from the drop-down menu.
  3. Select Update Info and make all desired changes.

Demo

Update info demo


View Lab Members / See Assigned Studies

Typical Scenario

DRDB allows lab members to see the studies that each lab member is assigned to. DRDB also allows lab members access to the contact information of other lab members.

How-to

  1. Navigate to the Personnel Management page.
  2. Search for the lab member using full or partial information.
  3. Select the lab member’s name.
  4. Assigned studies will appear under the member’s name.

Demo

View lab members and assigned studies


Mark the Availability of a Member

Typical Scenario

Indicating each lab member’s availability in the system is important to ensuring that studies are only booked when an experimenter is available. Lab members must update their lab calendar with the times they are unavailable blocked off, and then add their calendar link to the system.

How-to

  1. Navigate to the Study Management page.
  2. Select the lab member’s name from the drop-down menu.
  3. Select Update Info and add their calendar ID.
  4. Ensure that they have all the times they are unavailable blocked off in their calendar.

Retire a Member

Typical Scenario

When lab members leave the lab, they need to be switched to inactive members so that they are removed from their assigned studies.

How-to

  1. Navigate to the Personnel Management page.
  2. Click the box beside the lab member’s name to change their status to inactive.

Demo

Retire a member


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