Schedule locking is used for guiding and controlling the automatic generation process of a timetable. For example, after making a part of a schedule, you may want to lock it and let the program finish the rest of the schedule automatically.
| • | Locking a specified entry |
An entry in the schedule is defined by: day of the week, time of day, specified course with its type and the lecturer who is giving it, specified room and the specified groups of students. When locking an entry in a schedule, all of the components of the schedule will be locked on a specified day of the week and at a specified time of the day throughout the entire timetable.
To lock a specified entry in a schedule:
| • | Click with the Right mouse button on the entry that you wish to lock; |
| • | Choose the Locked option from the pop-up menu. |
When an entry is locked, a key is shown in the main work space.
| • | Unlocking a specified entry |
To unlock a specified entry in the schedule:
| • | Click with the Right mouse button on the entry that you wish to unlock; |
| • | Choose the Locked option from the pop-up menu. |
| • | Locking current schedules |
When locking the current schedule, all the entries in the schedule that are shown in a specified view of a timetable will be locked.
To lock current schedules:
| • | Choose a schedule by selecting a specified view; |
| • | Select Locking | Lock current schedules from the menu. |
| • | Unlocking current schedules |
When unlocking the current schedule, all the entries in the schedule that are shown in a specified view of a timetable will be unlocked.
To unlock current schedules:
| • | Choose a schedule by selecting a specified view; |
| • | Select Locking | Unlock current schedules from the menu. |
| • | Locking all schedules |
When locking all schedules, all the entries, regardless of the view, will be locked.
To lock all schedules:
| • | Select Locking | Lock all schedules from the menu. |
| • | Unlocking all schedules |
When unlocking all schedules, all the entries, regardless of the view, will be unlocked.
To unlock all schedules:
| • | Select Locking | Unlock all schedules from the menu. |