Screen Description

The Add Distribution Preference screen is used to define a new distribution preference.

Details

• Distribution Type
  • Type of the distribution preference (such as Back-To-Back)
  • When you select the type, its description appears right under the drop down list
  • You can see a complete list of types in Types of Distribution Preferences
• Structure
  • Structure of the preference (such as Groups of Two)
  • When you select the structure, its description appears right under the drop down list
  • You can see a complete list of possible structures in Structure of Distribution Preferences
• Preference
  • Preference level for this distribution preference
  • Certain types of preferences have smaller scale than others (e.g., "Can Share Room" can only have Preference "Required" or "Neutral")
    
• Classes in Distribution
  • Click on the Add Class (Alt+C) button to add a line with drop down lists (as many times as you need)
    • The drop down lists are populated based on the previous column; the columns are:
      • Subject Area
      • Course 
      • Scheduling Subpart
      • Class Number (or All, if the preference should be applied to the whole scheduling subpart)
      • The and arrows can be used to change the order of classes if order is important (for example, when the Distribution Type "Precedence" is used)
  • You can delete any of the lines with classes by clicking on the Delete button at the end of the line

Operations

• Save (Alt+S)
  • Save this new distribution preference and go back to Distribution Preferences
• Back (Alt+B)
  • Go back to Distribution Preferences without saving this new preference