2. Booking calendar for testers

The booking calendar view is made up of: 1.the calendar view in the center consisting of: 1a. test object tiles (with the test object’s information) in the first column 1b. columns for one day each and the corresponding tiles to make the booking 2. the legend at the top left 3. the action buttons at the top right

2.1. Overview "Booking calendar" for testers

This is the booking calendar view for the tester.

DAILY VIEW

As a tester, you can see your own booked, requested, approved and unavailable drives and the purpose of the drive. The days on which the test object booking was made, requested or approved and the dates of when the test object is not available are also displayed. 

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QUARTER-HOURLY VIEW

The column for each day is wider here than in the “Daily view”. It is possible to book a test object for a day in a quarter-hourly cycle. 

The status of the drive remains the same as described above. 

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2.2. Making a booking as a tester

DAILY VIEW 

The current day, weekday and date are always highlighted with a color.  

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Looking at the individual day, through hovering over it, you can find a “+” button.  

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Clicking on it opens a separate pop-up “Create booking” with the following information: 

You can change or add to your details during the booking process. To complete the booking process, please click on the “Request approval” button below. Your request will be saved and, in most cases, forwarded to the approver. Under the booked day and the corresponding vehicle tile, you will then see your name, part of the reason and the status “Requested”. 

The second way to make a booking is by clicking on the “+ Booking” button. A separate pop-up “Create booking” will then open with the same details as above. The test object needs to be selected manually here.  

After making a booking, you will see your requested booking in the booking list. The text line containing the booking information is colored orange. You can edit the booking afterwards by clicking on the “Pencil” icon.  

More information can be found under the menu item Booking list. 

If the test object is assigned a current location for a specific period, you will see the name of the location in a tile at the top left. 

Mandatory information is marked with an “*”. 


QUARTER-HOURLY VIEW

The column for each day is wider here than in the “Daily view”. It is possible to book a test object for a day in a quarter-hourly cycle. 

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Looking at the individual day, through hovering over it, you can find a “+” button. 

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Clicking on it opens a separate pop-up “Create booking” with the following information: 

The checkbox: “evaluate in IVA” depends on the settings in the administration and is optionally available. 

If the checkbox is selected, a test is created in IVA.

2.3. Test object tile for testers

In the calendar, you will find the list of available test objects in the first column on the left and the respective day view. 

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The two most important pieces of information are displayed in the test object tile: 

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Click on the “i” icon to open a separate window containing further information on the test object: 

2.4. Legend

The legend is located below the menu at the top left. It helps you find your way around the booking calendar and explains the color coding of the status and location. 

The following statuses can be defined for “Status”: 

Further information can be found here: Status 

All locations that have been made available by the administrator are listed under the location. 

The locations defined by the administrator are displayed under “Location”. 

2.5. Date picker

At the top next to the buttons there is a date picker and four arrows that allow you to quickly select a date and skip through certain time intervals.