Edit Distribution Preference

Screen Description

The Edit Distribution Preference screen provides interface for editing existing distribution preferences.

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
• 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 Number
      • 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 Delete button at the end of the line.

Operations

• Update (Alt+U)
  • Save changes to the distribution preference and go back to the previous screen
• Delete (Alt+D)
  • Delete the distribution preference and go back to the previous screen
• Back (Alt+B)
  • Go back to the previous screen without saving changes