To make a booking on mechanical engineering equipment and instruments
Step-by-step guide
Open the link to access the booking system: TimeEdit University of Canterbury
Select the Public, Student or Staff entrance depending on your status. The staff member arranging your account will have communicated which entry point to use.
Log on to TimeEdit using University of Canterbury's SSO (Single Sign-On).
If you are requested to select an organisation:
There is a bug in the Single Sign-On forwarding that may request you to choose an organisation. Click the back button on the browser, refresh and choose the correct entry point and then you should be redirected to the the correct Single Sign-On link.
For external users without UC-SSO capability, select the Authenticate with TimeEdit option.
Account activation for UC SSO
You are required to log in once to activate your log in information prior to being able to add permissions to an account. If this is your first time logging in, let the staff member know so they can then add the lab access for you. If you require additional or new permissions, please contact Oscar Torres or Shaun Mucalo.
Choose the lab in which you wish to book a piece of equipment. Currently the options are:
Mechanical Engineering Materials Testing and Heat Treatment Equipment
Mechanical Engineering Microscopy Wing Equipment
Mechanical Engineering Thermomechanical Analysis Equipment
If there are no calendars visible
Equipment will only be visible when access is granted and after appropriate H&S induction and training have been completed.
Click inside the column of the day you wish to make a booking. Greyed out regions indicate times not available for booking.
• Use the “Week” and “Day” buttons (top-right corner) to toggle between the week view and the day view.
• Use the left and right arrows above the calendar to navigate to the next or previous weeks/days.
• Use the calendar icon to move to a desired day/week
- To start a booking, click on an available slot for the desired equipment and start time.
Fill in the details of your booking:
Field Description Begin/End Select the start and end time of the booking. Booking length and frequency is the policy <below> Equipment This displays the piece of equipment you are requesting Location Select the room of the equipment Staff required Select the staff responsible for the equipment. For most users, this is a mandatory field. For advanced users, it is optional for cases when assistance is required Contact person
Name of the person who will be performing the job. Write your own name unless you are booking on behalf of someone else Title A brief summary of the request Booking note Add details about the job, such as number of samples, type of materials, test methods, or anything you think the staff in charge of the equipment may need to know in advance Number of attendees Add the number of people involved with the job who will be using the equipment (not including the “Staff required”) - Complete the booking by clicking "Reserve"
- A new window will pop up where you can optionally send an email to your outlook email as a reminder for the booking.
- Equipment booking may require staff member to approve the booking, depending on:
- your training status
- during high utilisation periods for the equipment
- extended length of the booking (See booking policy:
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