Add Reservation

Screen Description

The Add Reservation screen allows the user to add a new reservation.

Details

• Instructional Offering
  • Instructional offering on which the reservation should be made
  • To look up an instructional offering by its subject area, course number, or name, click on the magnifying glass next to the text field to get to the Course Finder screen
• Reserved Space
  • Number of spaces that should be reserved through this reservation
  • Can be edited only for Curriculum reservation
    • There is a grey text in italics under the text box indicating limits on the number of reserved spaces that arise from the restrictions or e.g. from the expected number of students in a curriculum - this text is displayed only if there may be a conflict between the reserved spaces and other limits
  • Calculated automatically for Individual reservations (= how many students are in the list of students)
  • Depends on the course limit in Course reservations
• Expiration Date
  • Date upon which the reservation expires, i.e., the reserved spaces are made available for other students
  • The format is MM/DD/YYYY
  • Click on the calendar icon next to the text field to be able to pick a date from the calendar
  • If no expiration date is set, the reservation does not expire
• Restrictions
  • Restrictions within the instructional offering regarding which part(s) of the instructional offering the reservation is set on
    • Click on the plus sign in front of a configuration to unfold its structure; you may need to click more plus signs to unfold it further
• Type
  • Further parameters are based on the type of reservation selected in the drop down list
    • Individual Reservations
      • Students
        • An individual reservation will be created for each of the students in the list
        • Click on the Lookup button to look up students in the Students table in the database through the People Lookup screen
        • You can also copy/paste a list of External Ids into the list of students (instead of looking them up individually)
    • Student Group Reservations
      • Student Group
        • Student group for which the reservation should be made
        • Student groups can be set up through Administration -> Student Groups
    • Curriculum Reservations
      • Curriculum
        • It is possible to import Curricula via an XML or enter/edit them manually in Courses -> Curricula
        • It is also possible to enter a curriculum reservation without setting up curricula in UniTime - only select academic area, classification & major(s)
      • Academic Area
        • Academic area for which the reservation should be made
      • Classifications
        • Year(s) or semester(s) of study
      • Majors
        • One or more majors within the selected academic area
    • Course Reservations
      • Course
        • A course within the instructional offering for which the reservation should be made
        • Helpful for cross-listed courses

Operations

• Save
  • Save the new reservation and go back to the Reservations screen
• Back
  • Go back to the Reservations screen without saving any changes