This document provides an outline for a YamBase workshop held in Cotonou, Benin in March 2016. The workshop agenda covers an overview of YamBase, account creation and login, searching YamBase, working with lists, the search wizard, managing data, and uploading various types of data including accessions, images, pedigrees, crosses, and field trial data. The document explains what YamBase is, its benefits, and how to access and use the YamBase test site. It also covers the YamBase data structure and account privileges, and includes exercises for participants to complete hands-on with the YamBase test server during the workshop.