GETTING STARTED CHECKLIST

 

        Your ZIMS Local Administrator or your dedicated Species360 Support representative will create your ZIMS username andpassword.

 

        OnceyourLocalAdministrator(ZIMSAdministrator)hasbeenprovidedaccess,theycreateaccessfor the remainder of your staff. See Local Administrator information below forhelp.

 

        Review all training topics with your staff: https://training.species360.org/Start/

Each topic has a mixture of information, downloadable PowerPoint presentations, links to help documents and informational videos:

 

       User Interface (General application functionality and navigationconcepts)

       Local Administrator (Key features of ZIMS that must be managed by your localadmin)

       Animal Care (Basic animal data useful for allstaff)

       Animal Manager (Advanced animal data useful for registrars andcurators)

       Animal Transactions (ZIMS records transactioncapabilities)

       Aquatic Functionality(Basic animal data useful for all staff)

       Enclosures & Life Support (Enclosure & life support data useful for facility managers &aquarists)

       Group Management (Basic grouped animal data useful for registrars andaquarists)

       ZIMS With Medical Topics (Basic medical data useful for all staff in preparation for Release2.0)

 

        Practice with LearnZIMS and topical scenarios here:   https://training.Species360.org/practice/

(No global data, no fear training database, SPECIES360 password required)

 

        The following resources will remain available to you and your staff in support of yourtraining:

• https://training.Species360.org/  General traininginformation
• https://training.Species360.org/Start/  Getting startedguide
• https://training.Species360.org/BestPractices/  Best Practices Records Keepingguide
• https://training.Species360.org/Help/  General ZIMS Help documents (available inZIMS)
• https://training.Species360.org/Library/  Downloadable training documentlibrary
• https://training.Species360.org/Video/  ZIMS pre-recorded videolibrary
• https://training.Species360.org/Events/  Free webinars and upcomingevents
• https://training.Species360.org/Practice/  Practice with LearnZIMS (Password required)