Timetable Maintenance - Timetable tab

Use the Timetable tab to:

  • view the timetables imported from a timetabling program
  • maintain the timetable.

 

 Opening the Timetable tab

To open the Timetable tab:

  1. Select Module > Students > Timetable Maintenance from the main menu.
    The Select tab of the Timetable Maintenance window is displayed.
    Tip: You can also access the timetable maintenance functions by clicking .
  2. Select the file type, year and term required.
  3. Click the Timetable tab.
    The Timetable tab of the Timetable Maintenance window is displayed.

    Note: You can click on the title fields in the grid to sort the display by that field.


Timetable Maintenance - Timetable tab key fields and buttons

Grid area fields

Field

Description

Group

Group the timetable belongs to.

Tip
: Use timetable grouping to maintain more than one timetable in your organisation. For example, your junior and senior school might have different timetables.

Day

Day number. For example:

  • 1-7 for a weekly rotation
  • 1-14 for a fortnightly rotating timetable.

Period

Period number for the class, expressed as an integer.

Tip:
If the class is not held in a period, such as an all-day prep class, then set the Period field to 0.

Campus

Campus the class is held at.

Class

Class code.

Staff ID

Staff identifier.

Room

Normal room number where the class is conducted.

Student ID

Student identification number.

Note:
This is imported from the timetable package, and is almost always 0. There is only a student ID in this field if the timetable record is for a particular student.

Timetable Date

Date, if the timetable is for a specific date.

Year

Year the timetable refers to.

Semester

Semester the timetable refers to.

Type

File type of the class, whether academic or co-curricular.

T/T Sequence

Timetable sequence number.

Note:
The sequence number is generated by the import process. You can use this to track down problems in the import process.


Buttons

Button

Description

Go to the first record.

Go back 10 records.

Go to the previous record.

Go to the next record.

Go forward 10 records.

Go to the last record.

Insert a new record before the highlighted record.

Delete the current record.

Save any changes you have made to the current record into the database. Changes are automatically saved when you move to another record.

Discard any changes you have made on the current record.

Apply selected schedule details to a new timetable config. See Copying timetable schedules.