Equipment Booking

The Equipment View provides a timeline for tracking equipment availability and bookings across projects.

Equipment List Panel

The left panel lists all equipment items with:

• Status indicator: Green (available) or Red (currently booked)
• Equipment info: Name, type, and current status
• Drag handle: Admins can drag equipment onto the timeline to create bookings

Equipment Timeline

The timeline shows equipment bookings as horizontal bars, color-coded by project. Multiple bookings can overlap on the same equipment, displayed as stacked bars.

Booking Equipment

Method 1: Drag & Drop

1. Drag an equipment item from the panel onto a project/phase bar on the Gantt timeline
2. The Equipment Assignment Modal opens

Method 2: Context Menu

1. Right-click on a project, phase, or subphase
2. Select Assign Equipment

Assignment Modal

• Select the equipment item from a dropdown
• Set start and end dates for the booking
• Click Save to confirm

Filtering Equipment

Use the filter dropdown to filter by equipment type (e.g., Analytical, Molecular Biology, General Lab, Cell Culture, Processing, Safety). Quick Select All and Clear buttons are provided.