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Add Distribution Preference
Screen Description
The Add Distribution Preference screen is used to define a new distribution preference.
Details
Distribution Type
Type of the distribution preference (such as Back-To-Back)
When you select the type, its description appears right under the drop down list
You can see a complete list of types in
Types of Distribution Preferences
Structure
Structure of the preference (such as Groups of Two)
When you select the structure, its description appears right under the drop down list
You can see a complete list of possible structures in
Structure of Distribution Preferences
Preference
Preference level for this distribution preference
Certain types of preferences have smaller scale than others (e.g., “Can Share Room” can only have Preference “Required” or “Neutral”)
Classes in Distribution
Click on the
Add Class
(Alt+C) button to add a line with drop down lists (as many times as you need)
The drop-down lists are populated based on the previous column; the columns are:
Subject Area
Course
Scheduling Subpart
Class Number (or All, if the preference should be applied to the whole scheduling subpart)
The up
and down
arrows can be used to change the order of classes if order is important (for example, when the Distribution Type “Precedence” is used)
You can delete any of the lines with classes by clicking on the
icon at the end of the line
Operations
Save
(Alt+S)
Save this new distribution preference and go back to
Distribution Preferences
Back
(Alt+B)
Go back to
Distribution Preferences
without saving this new preference
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