How to

Registration

How to register?

1. Click on "Not yet registered?" in the LOGIN box
2. Enter all your details (your login will be your email)
3. Click on the button "CREATE"
4. Then wait until you receive an email telling you that your registration has been validated by the Europlanet validators group (this can take from a few minutes to a few days)
5. Once you have received this email (and not before), you can log in

How to update your registration details (email, password, other details...)?

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Update Registration"

Using the Website

How to use efficiently the list of persons (or institutes, or resources...)?

1. Click on "Contacts" in the main menu
2. Click on "People" (or "Institutes") in the top menu
3. Sort by first name: click on the column title "First Name"
4. Sort by institute: click on the column title "Institute"
5. View only the Europlanet RI contacts (filter): select "Yes" in the filters list under the "EPN_contact" columun
6. View only the persons who are from a specific institute: select the institute name in the filters list under the "Institute" columun
7. (you must log in to do this) Once you have the list you wanted, you can send an email to these persons only: click on "SELECT ALL" (unselect those you do not want) then "SEND EMAIL TO YOUR SELECTION"
8. Come back to the complete list of people: select "ALL" in the filters list under the "Institute" columun
9. Get a detailed view on one person (or institute): click on his name (then click on "VIEW ALL" to go back to the general list)
10. View a list ordered by country: click on "COUNTRY REPRESENTATION (ordered list)"

The same applies to the Institutes or Resources views

How to send an email to a group of persons (or copy a list of emails)?

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Contacts" in the main menu"
3. Click on "People" in the top menu
4. If you wish, filter the persons list (see the previous howto item)
5. Select the person(s) you want to send an email to (or click on the button "SELECT ALL" and then unselect those you do not want)
6. Click on the button "GET EMAILS LIST", then copy/paste this list in your email application

Contributing to the Website

How to update an Institute?

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Contacts" in the main menu"
3. Click on "Institutes" in the top menu
4. Click on the acronym of the institute that you want to update

How to submit a new resource to the Europlanet RI inventory system?

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Resources inventory" (in the main menu) to view the complete list of resources
3. If you want to view a resource details, click on the resource name (if you are allowed to, you can modify this resource by clicking on "MODIFY")
4. If you want to submit a new resource, click on "ADD A NEW ONE"
5. When you have filled the form, submit it by clicking on "CREATE"
6. NB: from there, you can submit another resource based on the one you just submitted
7. If you want an empty form to submit a brand new resource, click on the CLEAR button

How to submit a new resource by copying another one?

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Resources inventory" (in the main menu) to view the complete list of resources
3. Click on the name of the resource that you want to copy
4. Click on "MAKE A COPY"

How to update a submitted resource?

Note that you are allowed to do this only if you are contributor, contact, or responsible for this resource (or if you are a validator)

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Resources inventory" (in the main menu) to view the complete list of resources
3. Click on the name of the resource that you want to update (this will give you a detailed view of the resource)
4. If you are allowed to update this resource, you will see a "MODIFY" button at the bottom : just click on it

How to add a mission (or target or scientific domain) to the missions (resp. targets/scientific domains) list?

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Resources inventory" (in the main menu) to view the complete list of resources
3. Click on "Keywords" in the top menu
4. Click on "ADD A NEW ONE" on the top of page

How to update a mission (or target or scientific domain) name from the missions (resp. targets/scientific domains) list?

1. Log in (you must be registered to do this)
2. Click on "Resources inventory" (in the main menu) to view the complete list of resources
3. Click on "Keywords" in the top menu (to view the complete list of keywords)
4. Filter the keywords by the category (mission/target/domain) you want: select a category from the "Keyword category" list
5. Click on the name of the keyword that you want to update (this will give you a detailed view of the keyword)
6. Click on the "MODIFY" button

If you are a Europlanet validator, How to validate (resp. INvalidate) a person registration (or a group of persons)?

1. Log in (you must be a Europlanet RI validator)
2. Click on "Contacts" in the main menu"
3. Click on "People" in the top menu
4. Click on "Display NOT validated users only" (resp. "Display VALIDATED users only")
5. Select the person(s) you want to validate (resp. INvalidate)
6. Click on the button "VALIDATE THE SELECTED USERS" (resp. "INVALIDATE")