Setting up your iLab account

The Genomics Core facility, like many cores at Purdue, is transitioing to the iLab accounting system.  If you have not previously used iLab then you will need to set up your account. To get started

  1. Navigate to our page: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/sc/4386/purdue-genomics-core-facility
  2. In the upper-right-hand corner of the screen where it says, ‘sign up or Login’ please click 'sign-up to register’ and select the appropriate link depending on if you have a Purdue career account or need an outside-of-Purdue account.
  3. You will be directed to an authentication page where you will need to enter your Career Account credentials
  4. Once you have entered your credentials, click the ‘Login’ button
  5. You will be directed to an iLab Registration page where you will need to select your PI/Lab, and verify your contact information
  6. Once your registration has been submitted, your PI will receive a notification that you have requested membership to their lab in iLab. They will need to approve your membership and assign any Account Strings for your use.

 All Purdue accounts should be automatically approved.  If you are a member of Purdue and do not get quick authorization of your account then please get hold of us (Phillip: pmiguel@purdue.edu, 66328; lab: sequence@purdue.edu, 67368) and we will get hold of one of the people who does the approving.

 

To Create a Service Request (LTL, FL, WideSeq, etc)

  1. Navigate to our page: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/sc/4386/purdue-genomics-core-facility
  2. If you are not already signed in to iLab you will get a screen where you can enter your Career Account or your outside-of-Purdue iLab account information.
  3. After signing select the 'Request Services' tab and click on the ‘Request Service’ button next to the service of interest.
  4. iLab generated form contains many fields that you do not need to be concerned about.  All you need to do is to fill in your account information and the click the 'Submit Request to Core' button.
  5. After the form is in the iLab system you will be redirected to the 'View Requests' tab.  Then you will need to click the 'external URL' link next to your form in order to enter your sample information via our normal web pages.
  6. When both the iLab and the Genomics information has been filled out then you will see the 'service ID' has been changed from the iLab numbering system of 'ID-xxxx' to our number similar to 'SR_xxxx' or 'PR_xxxx'.
  7. For LTL and WideSeq submissions please print your submission form and submit that along with your samples.  FL, SFL, Genotyping or High throughput Sanger Sequencing no longer require a paper form.

If you are associated with the wrong lab

We cannot change anyone's lab members directly.  Your PI can add or remove members to the Lab in iLab by:

  1. Opening the Administration tab
  2. Clicking Members
  3. Typing a name into "Add additional members" to find users
  4. Setting the role (member, manager, financial manager, admin)
  5. Clicking the Invite button.

Members can be removed at the same place by clicking the red X next to their name.

 

 

If you are having problems with finding your desired account number

If you are not a PI then your PI needs to assign an account number to you.  They can do this by going to their Lab under "My Groups".  Then under "Manage Account Strings" is listed everyone associated with thier  lab. They can click boxes for each grant you should have access to. So if the appropriate grant is available there, then just click the box to assign it. 
 
Also look at the following link which describes the account allocation process using images and text.  This may be easier to follow.
 
If you are the PI then all of your sponsored funds should be already tied to you account.  Any non sponsored funds will need to be manually added.  To do this click the triangle titled 'request access to additiona Account Strings'.   Fill this out and the request should go to the business off.   Please refer to this link for step by step instructions on how the PI can manage their accounts.  http://help.ilab.agilent.com/core-lab-administrator-how-do-i-assign-funds/

 The official instructions from the iLab site follows ...

Instructions

  1. Click here to log-in: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/service_center/show_external/4386
  2. You will use your Career Account credentials to log into iLab
  3. Once logged in, look for the link in the left hand menu that says 'my labs'. Hover-over and select your lab.
  4. Set the auto-approval amount if you do not wish to approve service requests below a certain dollar amount. To do this, select the 'Members' panel and enter a dollar amount in the 'Auto Pre-Approval' amount and click 'save settings.’
  5. To approve lab membership requests, select the ‘Membership Requests & Account Strings’ tab. New membership requests will show at the top of this page. Click “Approve” to accept a member into your lab. Click “Reject” if they are not a member of your lab.
  6. To assign an Account String to a member of your lab, find the member in the above list where it says, ‘Manage Account String.’ Select the checkbox(es) to the right of their name for the Account String(s) you wish to assign them.

 

Additional help

More detailed instructions are available on the “HELP” link in the upper right hand corner or by navigating to help.ilab.agilent.com. Please select the Lab Administrators Section under Core Facility Management.  For any questions not addressed on the Helpsite, click on the “HELP” link in the upper right hand corner and submit a ticket or contact ilab-support@agilent.com.