School Course

Student Property Constraints

Student Property Constraints set a requirement that any student assigned to this course must have a specific value indicated. For example, a constraint could be added so that all students assigned to the course must be assigned to a particular House or Team.

Add Student Property Constraint

• Click on Student Property Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Enter a description in Constraint Name.

This constraint can be included or excluded from this course.

• Check Exclude Constraint, if appropriate. A blank box means ONLY students with this constraint will be scheduled for this course.

• Enter Amount of times the constraint must be true for the student to be included. Example:  If the student must have both their Tribal Name and the Johnson O’Malley box checked to be eligible for a group of courses, these values would be entered in the detail and the Amount set to 2.

• Click .

• Click to select the property and value.

• Click line number of constraint. Line highlights and the detail screen displays.

• Click on the Properties bar. Add School Course Student Property Constraint screen displays.

• Click Student Property List and select property.

• Enter Property Value. This must match the information entered for the student exactly. If the selected property is a lookup table, the code for the lookup table should be entered.

• Click . School Course Student Property Constraint screen closes and information is displayed on Properties grid.

• Repeat procedure to add additional properties.

• Click when finished.

Staff Property Constraints

Staff Property Constraints set a requirement that any staff assigned to this course must have a specific value indicated. For example, a constraint could be added so that all staff assigned to the course must have a master’s degree.

Add Staff Property Constraint

• Click on Staff Property Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Enter a description in Constraint Name.

This constraint can be included or excluded from this course.

• Check Exclude Constraint, if appropriate. A blank box means ONLY staff  with this constraint will be scheduled for this course.

• Enter Amount of times the constraint must be true for the staff to be included. Example:  If the staff must be highly qualified in two subjects to be eligible for a group of courses, these values would be entered in the detail and the Amount set to 2.

• Click .

• Click to select the property and value.

• Click line number of constraint. Line highlights and the detail screen displays.

• Click on the Properties bar. Add School Course Staff Property Constraint screen displays.

• Click Staff Property List and select property.

• Enter Property Value. This must match the information entered for the staff exactly. If the selected property is a lookup table, the code for the lookup table should be entered.

• Click . Add School Course Staff Property Constraint screen closes and information is displayed on Properties grid.

• Repeat procedure to add additional properties.

• Click when finished.

Room Property Constraints

Room Property Constraints set a requirement that any room assigned to this course must have a specific value set in the indicated room property. For example, a constraint could be added so that all rooms assigned to this course must have a specific room size set in the School Room screen.

Add Room Property Constraint

• Click on Room Property Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Enter a description in Constraint Name.

This constraint can be included or excluded from this course.

• Check Exclude Constraint, if appropriate. A blank box means ONLY rooms with this constraint will be scheduled for this course.

• Enter Amount of times the constraint must be true for the room to be included. Example:  If the room must have both a class size of 20 and a room type of Classroom to be eligible, these values would be entered in the detail and the Amount set to 2.

• Click .

• Click to select the property and value.

• Click line number of constraint. Line highlights and the detail screen displays.

• Click on the Properties bar. Add School Course Room Property Constraint screen displays.

• Click Room Property List and select property.

• Enter Property Value. This must match the information entered for the room exactly. If the selected property is a lookup table, the code for the lookup table should be entered.

• Click . Add School Course Room Property Constraint screen closes and information is displayed on Properties grid.

• Repeat procedure to add additional properties.

• Click when finished.

Time Constraints

The courses, teachers, and rooms assigned to this course can also be limited to specific periods, terms, or meeting days using Time Constraints.

Add Time Constraint

This constraint can be a pattern to include (the course will be scheduled for the period, term, and meeting days indicated), or to exclude the times indicated.

• Check Exclude Pattern, if appropriate. If checked, this will set the course so that it cannot be scheduled during the periods, terms or meeting days indicated.

• Click on Time Constraints bar. A new line is added.

• Click Begin and End Period Range s and select.

• Repeat for Term Range.

• Check Meeting Days, if setup and used at the school.

• Click .