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These are the settings that should be there when you run block builder and assigner. They are found under Tools → Options → Student Assigner
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IMPORTANT: Avoid using all special characters, including single and double quotation marks (e.g. “, ‘) in the course combination IDs. |
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In "Secondary Files" under "Course Characteristics" batch edit all course characteristics that represent a Reserve/Course and the “Space” course characteristic and remove the option “Section(s) and/or Component(s) are Available Only to Students Requesting this Characteristic”. Also check the "Marker for them as they will be easier to find later. Don't select any of the "campus" locations - UW, BLND, ONLN
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This is under Secondary files, select all the reserves (not campus types)
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Under "Tools" run the "Balance Enrollment Based on Demand..." loop with only course combinations as demand until the scheduling vs actual enrolment values look good.
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Batch edit all course characteristics that represent a Reserve/Course and the “Space” course characteristic and check the option “Section(s) and/or Component(s) are Available Only to Students Requesting this Characteristic”.
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Check the flag in the course characteristic
Run the Balance Enrollment Based on Demand loop Students, course combinations and academic blocks as demand until the scheduling vs actual enrollment values look good.
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The errors can be dealt with in a very similar approach to the above for "to spread things out", however less will be forced, so you add the whole course and components that's missing then see which one gives the fewest conflicts (ideally zero). Some courses won't add as TimeTabler can see that it's going to cause troubles during scheduling. Add it and make it your future problem... sorry about it.
Ensure that the Academic Blocks can be shown to the reps by selecting all academic blocks with the “system generated” flag, and unselect the flag. Otherwise when the DCU opens they will not appear for them.
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Ready to begin scheduling, finally!!
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