In the Scheduling Subpart Edit screen, you can change a few properties of the scheduling subpart and enter preferences which will then be applied to the classes of the scheduling subpart. The rules explaining how preferences are applied on classes are located in Application Of Preferences. Changes made to this screen are not saved until you click on the Update, Previous, or Next button.
Time Preferences
If you don’t see any time grid, you need to select a time pattern from the drop down list and click Add Time Preference (Alt+T)
You can have more than one possible time pattern for your classes - in that case, perform the previous step again to add another time grid
Indicate the time preferences by filling in the time slots with appropriate colors (click on the colored square in the legend and then on the squares in the time grid that you want to fill in with this preference level)
Click on the day of week (or combination of days of week) to fill in the grid for the whole day (or combination of days)
Click on a particular time to fill in the grid for this time (across all the days)
Click on the upper left hand side corner (which has “from:” and “to:”) to fill in the whole time grid
To delete a time pattern, click on the Delete button next to it
Note: To express that e.g. the classes of this scheduling subpart can only be taught on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, fill in Tuesday and Thursday times as “Prohibited” (as opposed to setting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as “Required”); this leaves you flexibility to indicate preferred or discouraged times within Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Room Group Preferences
Select a room group from the first drop down list and the preference level from the second drop down list
You can see only those room groups that are applicable to classes of the given manager (for example, for LLR classes you can see groups of large lecture rooms); for your departmental classes, you can see only those room groups that are listed in your Room Groups screen - if you need to add another room group, go to the menu, to Courses → Input Data → Room Groups
To add more lines for additional room group preferences, click on Add Room Group Preference (Alt+G)
To delete a line with a room group preference, click on the Delete button on that line
Blank lines are ignored
Room Preferences
Select a room from the first drop down list and the preference level from the second drop down list
You can see only those rooms that are listed in the Rooms screen for the department managed by the manager listed in your Edit Scheduling Subpart screen (look at Rooms to see how to add new rooms to your list of departmental rooms)
To add more lines for additional room preferences, click on Add Room Preference (Alt+R)
To delete a line with a room preference, click on the Delete button on that line
Blank lines are ignored
Building Preferences
Select a building from the first drop down list and the preference level from the second drop down list
You can see only those buildings that are listed in your Rooms screen for the department of this scheduling subpart’s manager
To add more lines for additional building preferences, click on Add Building Preference (Alt+D)
To delete a line with a building preference, click on the Delete button on that line
Blank lines are ignored
Room Feature Preferences
Select a room feature from the first drop down list and the preference level from the second drop down list
You can see only those room features that are listed in the Rooms screen
If you need to add another room feature for your departmental rooms, go to the menu, to Courses → Input Data → Room Features
To add more lines for additional room feature preferences, click on Add Room Feature Preference (Alt+F)
To delete a line with a room feature preference, click on the Delete button on that line
Blank lines are ignored
Room Groups vs. Room Features
The difference between room groups and room features is as follows:
If you require more than one room group for a given scheduling subpart, it is sufficient if the assigned room belongs to one of them
If you require more than one room feature, the assigned room has to have all of them
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