Request Services in iLab

Learn the layout of the Request Services tab, how to initiate a service request, complete forms, enter payment and understand the request approval workflow.

Last Updated: March 28, 2025

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Request Services Tab

Figure 1 - The Request Services tab of iLab.

1. Service Requests Panel

This section may be named differently by the core. The main panel of the Request Services tab. Click this header to open or close the panel. Use this if you are not seeing any service request listed.

2. General Information

The core may include general information and instructions related to their service requests here.

3. Service Request Titles and Descriptions

All of the available service requests are listed here.

4. Initiate a Request

Click the Request Service button to . 

Core administrators see this button as Initiate Request

5. Service List Panel

This section may be named differently by the core and not all cores show this section. If available, this panel lists the individual services that the core provides. It can be viewed as a price list of the various components that go into pricing a larger service request. In select cases, the core will allow customers to directly order individual service items. Clicking this header opens or closes the whole section below. 

6. Search Available Services

Enter all or part of a service and click the blue triangle to narrow down the list below to only items that match the search term. 

7. View by Category or Alphabetically

The first link shows the service items grouped by category by default. The second link shows an alphabetical list of all items. 

8. Category Header

Click a category header, if services are categorized, to open or close the list below of all services that are part of that category. 

9. Price

This information may not be made available for each core. If available, you will see the price for the service items.

Initiate a Service Request

As discussed above, initiate a service request by clicking on the Request Service button of the appropriate request. This opens up the Service Request interface containing several sections with important information and fields that need to be completed before submission to the core.

Figure 2 - The Service Request interface within iLab.

1. Basic Workflow

Outlines the request approval workflow. You can hover over each step for additional information.

2. Service Request ID and Customer Information

The Service Request ID is the identifier for your specific request. The customer information is your specific information captured from your account.

Figure 3 - The Cost section of the Request Services interface within iLab.

3. Costs

This section is for core use only, and may reflect an initial cost estimate for the service request, or it may be empty and get updated by the core after submission. 

4. Payment Information

Here you select the payment information to be applied to this request.

5. Action Buttons

Once you have completed these sections, click one of the buttons at the bottom of the interface to proceed.

  • Submit request to core: Submit the request for the core to review. 
  • Save draft request: Close the Service Request interface and save the current request as draft. It can be revisited and completed from the View My Requests tab‍.
  • Cancel: Cancel the request. All completed information will be lost.

Note that if you refresh your browser while completing a service request, it will be saved as a draft and can be found on the View My Requests tab‍.

Complete Forms

As discussed above, a service request may require one or more form to be completed before it can be successfully submitted. 

1. Form Title Bar

The first section of a form show the View Form label and the name of the form. Clicking anywhere in this area toggles to form open or closed.

2. For Status and Action

To the far right of the form title bar are the following fields or icons:

  • Status name: Indicates if the form is Not startedIn Progress or Completed. You can manually change this status, though changing it to Completed requires that all required fields have been completed. 
  • Print: Send a copy of the form to the printer. You can select which fields should be included before printing. 
  • Email: Send a PDF copy of the filled-out form to your email account. 
  • Status icon: The checkmark icon changes from grey to green once the form is completed. 

3. Form Field

The various input fields of the form. Fields with a red star are required fields.

4. Save Progress

Save all the information entered into the fields without changing the overall form status.

5. Save Form

Save the form, either with the Completed status or the In Progress status. The form will then be toggled closed and can be opened again by clicking on the form title bar.