Feature Request: Add "Year" Option to Resource Usage Limit Restriction

2026-10-02 10:33:38.732Z

Hello OpenIRIS team,

We are using the Resource Usage Limit restriction located under Booking Restrictions → Resource Usage Limit to allocate microscope usage time to some research groups.

Currently, when configuring a usage limit, the available calendar-based periods are day, week, and month, but there is no option for year.

In our microscopy facility, instrument access is allocated on an annual basis for few teams on a hourly reservation quota . For example, a research group may receive 1,419 hours per year on a microscope. Because a yearly period is not available, we must convert this allocation into a monthly limit (approximately 118.25 hours/month), which is not ideal because it prevents users from distributing their allocated time flexibly throughout the year.

Would it be possible to add a "Year" option to the calendar-based period settings of the Resource Usage Limit booking restriction?

This would allow facilities to:

Allocate annual quotas directly.
Give users flexibility in how they use their allocated time throughout the year.
Reduce manual tracking and administrative work.

Alternatively, if there is already a way to configure annual/hourly quotas using existing features, I would be very interested in learning about it.