Using joins to set up subjects for a year level

You can set up subjects for an entire year level by using joins to create a rotating group of subjects.

In this example we will create a join for PREPA to PREPC. Allocating the Period 4 subjects as shown above instructs Primary Time to allocate the remaining subjects to Periods 5 and 6.
For a related video, see Creating joins on the Year Group Allocation tab in Primary Time, 6A (#5032, 3.31 mins).
To use joins to set up a subject for a year level:

1. Open Primary Time.

The Year Group Allocation tab is displayed.

Tip: Select Allocation > Year Group from the main menu, if already using Primary Time.

1. Select the Year Group drop-down list.

1. Select the first Year Group in the grade.

1. Click .

A new subject column is inserted.

Note: To create a new specialist subject, see Maintaining specialist subjects (on page ).

1. Double click the Join cell.

1. Type a unique join code into the cell.

Note: Each year group must use the same join code.
Note: The following window is displayed if the single, double, triple and quadruple time period selections do not match those for other year groups already in the join. Complete steps 8 and 9 before proceeding to resolve this issue.

1. Double click the Time Periods cell.

1. Type the number of periods allocated to the join.

Note: This number must match the number of subjects being allocated.

1. Type 1 into either the doubles, triples or quads row.

Note: This selection must match the number of time periods. For instance, with three time periods you would type 1 in the triples row.

1. Double click the Teacher cell.

1. Select the teacher.

1. Double click the Subject cell.

1. Select a subject.

Note: This is the first subject in the triple period and each year group must have a different subject in this field to prevent clashes.

1. Repeat steps 2 to 13 for all the year groups in the grade.