First Steps

1. Edu-ID affiliation: Follow the steps here
2. Instance Admin: The person in your group who is responsible for openBIS, that can introduce you.
3. Check lab pages if your lab already has openBIS:
   • If yes, you need to contact the Instance Admin in your lab to get access
   • If not, use our contact e-mail to learn about the steps to get an openBIS instance for your lab. Check out https://openBIS.ch for further information.
4. For more in-depth information:
   • Chapter Empa-specific
   • Chapter How-to and Use Cases e.g. Programming in openBIS
5. For more detailed questions check our Support.
6. Get more ideas via interaction with the Community.

Check the menu on the left for documentation, trainings and use cases of labs. Find the link to the login description.

For a User

• Find Tips for Users
• Join the hands-on trainings at Empa

For an Instance Admin

Also called Instance Manager or just Admin. You could start with looking into:

• Find Tips for Instance Admins
• There is support for Instance Admins