| Open Groups Overview |
Opens the Groups Overview screen. |
| Add UIO Group |
Adds a group to the currently selected UIO. When adding a group,
you must assign it a Group Code in the Group/Periods panel.
Note: Groups are not implemented until you click the Generate Groups
button.
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| Delete UIO Group |
Deletes the currently selected UIO group. A confirmation message is displayed before the deletion. |
| Open Matrix |
Opens the Matrix screen. |
| Add Block |
Inserts a new row in the Blocks panel where the block
description and colour can be set. |
| Delete Block |
Deletes the currently selected block in the Blocks panel. A confirmation message is displayed before the deletion. |
| Add Period |
Adds a new period for the block currently selected in the
Blocks panel. The new period is inserted in the Periods panel
and defaults to the first hour on Monday. |
| Delete Period |
Deletes the currently selected period in the Periods panel.
A confirmation message is displayed before the deletion.
Note: If the period is in use by any group, the deletion is
prevented.
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| Open Clashes |
Opens the Clashes screen. |
| Generate Clashes |
Generates clashes and populates the screen with clash information. |
| Up to level 2-4 |
The number of course levels involved in the clash generation. Select from the drop-down. |
| Open Load Balancing |
Opens the Load Balancing screen. |
| Run Load Balancing |
Runs the load-balancing process. This automatically performs multiple
passes through the data until all learners that can be allocated to course
groups are allocated and passes no longer result in any adjustments.
The process takes into account any load-balancing rules, and will lock
successful allocations after each rule has been applied, if specified. |
| Apps/Enrols drop-down |
Whether the load-balancing process is run for Enrolments or
Applications. |
| Lock Balanced |
Locks all successfully load-balanced allocations of learners to course groups
so that they will not be affected by subsequent re-runs of the load-balancing
process. |
| Reset Balancing |
Deletes all load balancing data for both locked and unlocked learners. |
| Regenerate Permutations |
Regenerates the
permutations for modified groups without affecting the other load-balanced
groups.
Note: This is only enabled if you have made any changes to course groups or block periods since performing load balancing.
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| Refresh Apps/Enrols |
Updates the data to include any new applications or
enrolments.
Note: New learner records can be identified by sorting the Learners
panel by permutations, as new records will not have any permutations.
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| Rules |
Displays the Manage Rules window, where you can add, edit or
re-order the rules that are applied when the load-balancing process is run. |
| Generate Timetable |
Creates timetable events in the ebs database in accordance with the load-balanced and
adjusted matrix and course groups. |
| Allocate Groups |
Carries out the following tasks:
- Removes learners from the existing (UIO) groups for Block Matrix courses
- Deletes existing course groups for Block Matrix courses
- Creates new course groups based on the model built in Block Matrix for Block Matrix courses
- Allocates learners to the newly created groups based on the load balancing data from Block Matrix
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| Learners Locked |
Locks learners so that other users cannot modify them.
Note: You need the Block Matrix Administrator role to use this button.
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| Groups Locked |
Locks groups so that other users cannot modify them.
Note: You need the Block Matrix Administrator role to use this button.
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| Academic Year drop-down |
The academic year. Select from the drop-down list. |
