OIML Secretariat: International Bureau of Legal Metrology 11, rue Turgot - F-75009 Paris - France Tel.: +33 1 48 78 12 82 Fax: +33 1 42 82 17 27 General e-mail: biml@oiml.org _____________________________________ To: CIML Members From: Chris Pulham Date: 14 April 2006 Subject: Mailing #133: OIML database: Explanation and practical information Dear Colleagues, 1) Introduction to the OIML Database The OIML web site is now inherently linked into a large Access Database which is located on the BIML internal servers, and which is propagated to the external web server every 15 minutes (previously every four hours). This database currently covers Publications, Certificates, Technical Committees, Issuing Authorities and OIML Membership. We are also currently developing online forums using Plone and Zope. 2) Updating Membership Details We regularly receive requests from Members to update their details in our database. We would like to take this opportunity to summarize the procedure(s) for doing so, as our web site has evolved significantly over the past few months, with the aim of simplifying and streamlining such procedures. 2.1) Method 1 - Contact us personally You may, of course, continue to contact us personally to update your address, phone, fax, e-mail, etc. In this case, please directly address your request to Mrs. Patricia Saint-Germain, BIML Office Manager. One of her roles is to centralize the information on Members, Technical Committees and others, and her e-mail is patricia.saint-germain@oiml.org . Please clearly specify excatly which information you wish to update, including the old and new texts. 2.2) Method 2 - Via the web site Alternatively, you may log onto the Members pages of the web site: http://www.oiml.org/members using the usual general login which is members and the general password which is riweb. This will allow you to view Circulars, voting status, Committee Drafts and a wealth of other information. To be able to update your membership details (and or/vote on current projects), you will also require your country's personal login (which is your two-letter ISO country code) and your personal password. You may retrieve your personal password from this page, providing that your e-mail corresponds to the e-mail entered in our database for your country: http://www.oiml.org/members/data/reminder.html . If you are unable to retrieve your password (e-mail changed, etc.) please contact Patricia Saint-Germain and she will e-mail you your password directly. To update your personal Member information, please log onto this page: http://www.oiml.org/members/data/members_auth.html You can then change any information as required (except the name of the CIML Member, as this is an official procedure). You will be shown a confirmation screen which you may then either cancel or validate. Your updated details will appear on the web site within 15 minutes and the BIML is automatically notified of your changes. There is no need to e-mail us saying you have made a change if you use this (prefered) procedure. 2.3) Changing your personal password You may also change your password to something more easy to remember than our system-generated passwords. To do this, please click on the link at the bottom of your personal Members information page. You must enter your old password and the new one (twice) for the new one to take effect. Should you encounter technical difficulties please contact us. And if you have comments or suggestions on the web site, as ever we are pleased to receive them! The Quick Links below have been updated with the above information. Kind regards, Chris Pulham Editor, B I M L ***************************************** This E-Mailing can be found here: http://www.oiml.org/members/mailings.html ***************************************** _____________________________________ Q u i c k L i n k s MEMBERS ONLY: Members' Home Page http://www.oiml.org/members/ 2006 BIML Circulars http://www.oiml.org/members/circ_2006.html 2005 BIML Circulars http://www.oiml.org/members/circ_2005.html Electronic voting http://www.oiml.org/members/vote Closed voting http://www.oiml.org/members/consult_deadlines.html Committee Drafts http://www.oiml.org/members/cds.html Update Member details: http://www.oiml.org/members/data/members_auth.html Password retrieval: http://www.oiml.org/members/data/reminder.html PUBLIC ACCESS: News http://www.oiml.org/updates/news.html Events http://www.oiml.org/updates/events.html Calendar http://www.oiml.org/updates/calendar.html MAA http://www.oiml.org/maa Publications download http://www.oiml.org/publications Other downloads http://www.oiml.org/download/ OIML Bulletin http://www.oiml.org/bulletin/ Certificates http://www.oiml.org/certificates