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* Resources can be booked using the Scheduler
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* Resources can be re-ordered through the procurement system
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Both Resources and Experiments can have Tags and links, along with a Category and a Status. Many of the options for creating and editing Experiment entries are the same as those for Resource entries.
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Both Resources and Experiments can have Templates, Tags and links, along with a Category and a Status. Many of the options for creating and editing Experiment entries are the same as those for Resource entries.
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Many of the options on the Resource entry are the same as those for an Experiment entry.
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Only a team Admin can define the Resources Categories from the Admin Panel. Resources Categories could be:
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Resources Categories can be defined at the team level from the "Resources Categories" page available in the Resources dropdown menu. You can for example have such categories:
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* Antibodies
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Resources' default permissions allow anyone from the Team to edit them, but you are free to configure them differently.
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Once you have Resources Categories (which are simply composed of the name and a color), you can create a Resource Template with that category assigned. This allows you to have several Resources Templates for a given Category.
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For instance, in the Resource Category "Antibodies", you might want to have a Resource Template for "Primary Antibody" and one for "Secondary Antibody". It's also fine to keep a one-to-one relationship between Resources Templates and Resources Categories.
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Resources' default permissions allow anyone from the Team to edit them, but you are free to configure them differently from their Template.
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Look at the :ref:`importing-data` section to learn how to import your Resources from a spreadsheet file or through the API.
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