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 room is reserved.
If you click with the right mouse button on a time slot in the Room Specifications window and choose Add or Edit, the following windows opens. The window opens also if you double-click the left mouse button on a time slot. For a more detailed explanation choose Edit rooms.
It is not obligatory to select Editor.
Different types of reservations as shown in the picture below:
| • | 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 reserved. |
| • | The following reservation types are the most suitable for a reservation of a lecturer: 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 intended for the person who makes schedules. |
| • | 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 the reservation.
The start of the time slot reservation (From) is automatically chosen according to the position of the mouse in the Room Specifications window. You can edit the start of the time slot, but you must also define the end of the time slot (To).
The room for which the reservation has been made is chosen automatically. If needed, you can choose others rooms, lecturers 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.
If you want to confirm reservations, click the Confirm button. You will return to the Room Specifications window, where the inserted reservations are shown. You can check with the slider if reservations are inserted in proper weeks. Then click the Confirm button again.
If you do not want to save changes, press the Cancel button.
See also:
Reservation of lecturers