Booking-System/ACLS/ACLS.md

+# The ACLS booking system
+
+UTS will soon be moving to a new booking system call the ALCS.  To gain access to book the axioscan you need to do the following  
+
+1. Register on the ACLS system (see instructions below)
+2. Email me, [christian.evenhuis@uts.edu.au](mailto:christian.evenhuis@uts.edu.au), to let me know you've registered. 
+3. After your registration is processed you'll receive email from the  ACLS system.  Before your registration is processed if you try to log on you will get error saying *Invalid Credentials*.
+4. Follow the instructions below for how to book.
+
+Thanks,
+
+Chris
+
+
+## How Register
+
+1 **Go to** [https://uts.acls.analytical.unsw.edu.au](https://uts.acls.analytical.unsw.edu.au) and press `To Register`
+ 
+ ![](login_page_60.png)
+ 
+2 **Fill in your details**. Please use
+
+* Your UTS student / staff ID number
+* Your UTS email address
+
+Be aware that this is not part of the UTS single-sign on system.  If you use your UTS email password here it will not be updated after the half-yearly password reset.
+
+ ![](signup_details_60.png)
+
+3 Agree to the terms and conditions
+
+4 Select or fill in your school / institute 
+
+5 Select or fill in your supervisor 
+
+6 Upload a selfie
+
+7 From the list of Resources of Interest select
+	``` MICROBIAL IMAGING FACILITY / MICROSCOPES / MIF Registrations```
+
+This is near the bottom of the list
+![](resource_select_60.png)
+
+8 On the final confirmation page press `Submit`
+
+## How to book
+
+1 Go to [https://uts.acls.analytical.unsw.edu.au](https://uts.acls.analytical.unsw.edu.au) 
+
+2 Log in using our UTS email as `User ID`.  Remember, the password may be different from your UTS single sign on / email password.
+
+3 The resources you have access to are on the right hand side of the welcome page. Fold down the microscopes in the MIF and double click to open the calendar for the microscope.
+
+![](welcome_page.png)
+
+
+4 To create booking double click on a day and fill in the all details, including the destination). 
+
+![](booking_example.png)
+
+5 Press `OK`.