--- title: "Managing Labs in TMS" slug: "managing-labs-in-tms" updated: 2024-09-26T21:22:12Z published: 2024-09-26T21:22:12Z canonical: "docs.skillable.com/managing-labs-in-tms" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.skillable.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Managing Labs in TMS This article will provide the user with information on how to use Course labs on Skillable TMS and perform actions such as launching, saving, cancelling and relaunching labs. ## Best Practices It is advisable to save your lab before exiting instead of cancelling. Cancelling the lab will result in the loss of all progress made, whereas saving the lab will preserve the work that has already been completed. ## Launch a Lab A Class Enrollment for instructor-led training or a Course Assignment for Self-Paced training is required to launch a lab. **Launching from Class Enrollment** 1. Open the relevant class under active classes from the user's dashboard. 2. On the enrollment page under the Activities section select the **Launch** button for the lab 3. Lab opens in a new window. **Launching from Course Assignment** 1. Open the relevant course assignment under **active course assignments** from the user's dashboard. 2. On your course assignment under the Table of Contents select the **name of the lab**. 3. Lab opens in a new window. ## Cancel a Lab If a user cancels a lab session, they will not be able to access the work they have done in it; however, they can start a new lab session if they have any lab sessions available. 1. From the lab window's Instructions pane in the upper right corner, open the **hamburger menu**. 2. Select **End** 3. Select the radio button for **Cancel my lab** 4. Select **OK** 5. Close the lab window ## Save a Lab Saving a lab retains your work in the lab allowing you to come back to where you left off and continue working through it. You are given an end date and time when the saved lab will be cancelled. Once your lab is saved you may open and save the lab again to obtain a new cancellation date and extend your time to work on it. Relaunching a saved lab does not count against your total lab launches. 1. From the lab window's Instructions pane in the upper right corner, open the **hamburger menu** 2. Select **Save** 3. Note the date and time the lab will be cancelled 4. Select **Yes, save my lab** 5. Close the lab window ## Relaunch a Lab Relaunching a lab allows the user to continue their work from where they left off in a saved lab. The user may continue a lab by opening it from their enrollment or course assignment where they originally launched it or from their active labs on their dashboard. #### Open a Saved Lab from Student Dashboard 1. From the user's dashboard, under **active labs** select the lab. 2. Lab opens in a new window #### Open a Saved Lab from User Enrollment 1. From the user's dashboard, open the relevant class under **active classes** 2. On the user's enrollment under the Activities section find your saved lab and select the **Launch** button for the lab 3. Lab opens in a new window #### Open a Saved Lab from User's Course Assignment 1. From the user's dashboard, open the relevant course assignment under **active course assignment** 2. On your course assignment under the Table of Contents find the lab with the saved icon and select on the **name of the lab** 3. Your lab opens in a new window ## Related Articles [Understanding Lab Access, Expiration, and Launch Limits?](/v1/docs/how-do-i-understand-lab-access-expiration-and-launch-limits): guides the user on Skillable TMS labs and their settings. Bundles together content to then be set up for training through classes, subscriptions, and course assignments. Courses can include labs, videos, SCORM, LTI, external links, assessments, and documents. Courses must be assigned to a Content Provider and a Publishing Group to be available to set up for training. Skillable's Training Management System. A learning management system designed to streamline the delivery, tracking, and reporting of your training programs. A class is a scheduled instructor-led event with a start and end time/date. Typically, these include lectures and hands on activities such as labs. An enrollment is the student registration for a class. Enrollments have multiple statuses, but only the Enrollment Status of Enrolled gives a student access to class. Within the enrollment the student will access the labs and activities and if set up digital courseware and virtual classroom for their class. A course assignment delivers self-paced access to a course. A course is assigned to a student giving immediate access to the student. It can be accessed at any time for the duration of the assignment. The assignment duration begins and is billed when it is created. Self-Paced or On-demand training is associated with course assignments or subscriptions. Users are assigned training which can be accessed at any time by the learner at their leisure. Outside guidance or mentorship is often not provided with this type of training. Activities are configured in the instructions editor and represented in the lab instructions by a replacement token. Activities fall into two broad categories: Questions and Automated. - Questions are multiple choice or short answer questions. - Automated Activities interact with the lab environment (Virtual Machine/Container/Cloud Platform).