How to book a sorting slot in PPMS

Go to https://ppms.embl.de

Click on Flow Cytometry Core Facility

Login into your account

On the upper tabs, click on "BOOK"

Select one of the cell sorters that you want to book a slot

Use the options to move between weeks to find the desired date for your sorting

The calendar is colour coded:

Dark grey: Not available for booking

You will find this colour:

• If you are not a novice (not a trained user), the over working and weekend hours slots will not be available for booking
• If you are trying to book the instrument with less than 48 hours until the time of the appointment.

Light blue: Intervention (special configuration or not available)

This one highlights periods in which the instrument is blocked for scheduled interventions (such as a sorter bi-weekly aseptic cleaning) or for when the staff is not available to support the sorting (in such occasions, trained users might still have the opportunity to sort - please let us know).

*Notice that the instrument has a special configuration for the staff lunch period from 12:00-13:00 and it is also the period in which the staff has more time to change the nozzle between sessions. If you are booking an assisted sorting, please don't select these time slots!!!

Teal: Booked session that still has to be confirmed

Blue: Staff confirmed the session

Green: Staff confirmed the session for Operator Free (trained) users

Purple border: Session contains a comment to convey a special environment (such as 384 wp sorting)

Light grey: available slots for booking

To book a slot:

1. Select time slot by checking the 30 minutes segments boxes in the calendar
2. (Optional) If you are trained, check the "Operator Free" Box. If you want to add a comment to your booking check the "Comment" box.
3. Click on Book the selected sessions

   

A form will be shown for you to fill the information regarding your sorting. Once you are done, click on "Complete Booking"

Your newly booked slot should appear in the calendar!

The facility staff will then check and either confirm it directly, or if any issues arise you will be contacted for changes.