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Resource booking is an additional module in Insight. It allows staff to reserve rooms or resources for their own use. Rooms will be imported automatically from SIMS and additional resources such as laptop trolleys can be manually entered into Insight.
As Resource Booking is an additional module of Insight, a separate charge applies. Please contact sales@tascsoftware.co.uk for further information.
Contents
Configuration
The following role options are required to configure Resource Booking:
Manage > Resource Booking (On)
Manage > Resource Booking > Allow configuration (On)
The Resource Booking system is configured via:
Manage > Allow configuration
Click the Configure button at the top right of the page to access the setup and management options.
Creating Resources
This is for things that aren't rooms like laptop trolleys, iPads, the minibus, or rooms that don't appear on the timetable. Click Add to create a new resource. You should not enter the number of the resource.
You can also add a caretaker. This person will receive emails when the resource is broken.
Creating categories
Each category will contain a list of rooms/resources that can perform a certain function, such as having internet access or being able to take photos.
Categories are created using the Add button at the top of the page. Once a category has been created, any of the rooms and resources can be added to it. When added to a category, each room or resource has a capacity. This is the number of items that the room/resource provides for the category e.g. Art Room 1 has a capacity of 30 in the Computers category, because there are 30 computers in that room.
Restricting rooms or resources
When creating categories (above) it is possible to restrict certain rooms/resources so that they can only be booked by certain members of staff. This is commonly used for conference rooms. A Restrict button will appear next to each room/resource:
Adding intervals
By default resources and rooms can be booked for any timetabled period during the school day e.g. AM, Period 1, Period 2, etc. Additional intervals (such as lunch time, after school, etc.) are added on the Intervals tab.
Usage
Making bookings
Users reserve rooms or resources by first selecting the date on which they would like to make the reservation. Once done, the "Select resource" link is used to select the type of resource required.
The user selects the category they require, then one of the resources or rooms in that category. Once a room/resource has been selected, the schedule for that item will appear at the bottom of the page. Resources that are in downtime (which means they are broken or are otherwise unavailable) will be highlighted in red.
The user can then reserve the room/resource by clicking the Reserve button next to the period(s) during the day that they require it. If the item is not available at the times they require, the user can select a new item by clicking on the item's name.
The bottom of the page will show a grid with all resources and rooms displayed. This is used to see an overview of all bookings for the day. The grid is colour coded; green slots are available and grey slots are unavailable.
Reporting
The report button at the top right of the page is used to run a report showing the bookings for users over a date range.