Reservations are used for guiding and controlling the process of automatic generation of the timetable. Automatic generation will not schedule any course in the time slot when the lecturer is reserved or blocked.
If you click the right mouse button on a time slot in the Lecturer Specifications window and choose Add or Edit, the following window opens. The window opens also if you double-click the left mouse button on a time term. For a more detailed explanation see Edit lecturers.
Selecting Editor is not obligatory.
Different types of reservations are shown in the picture below.
| • | The most suitable reservation types for a reservation of a lecturer are the following: Full time / Blocked Time slot, Exam and Preferred. Automatic generation will not schedule any course in the time slot when the lecturer is blocked with Full time or Exam. Reservation type Preferred is intend for the person who makes the schedules. |
| • | The following reservation types are the most suitable for room reservations: Full time / Blocked Time slot, Part time, Post Graduate, Other, Exam. Automatic generation will not schedule any course in the time slot when the room is blocked. |
| • | The most suitable for group reservations are: Full time / Blocked Time slot and Exam. Automatic generation will not schedule any course in the time slot when the group is blocked with Full time or Exam. |
Different colors for reservations can be chosen in Settings | Miscellaneous.
A comment can be inserted in a reservation.
The start of the time slot reservation (From) is automatically chosen according to the mouse position in the Lecturer Specifications window. You can edit the starting of the time slot, but you must define the end of the time slot (To) as well.
The lecturer for the reservation will be automatically chosen. You can choose other lecturers, rooms and groups and make reservations for them at the same time. E.g. you can make a reservation for part time students from Monday till Friday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and from the 1st until the 15th week.
To confirm reservations, click the Confirm button. You will return to the Lecturer Specifications window, where the inserted reservations are shown. You can verify with the slider if reservations are inserted in proper weeks. Then click the Confirm button again.
If you do not want to save changes, click the Cancel button.
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