Manual - Chapter 4Click on the list below to jump to that topic STAGE 3: SETTING CONSTRAINTS There is 5 set of constraints can be used to make the timetable follows your requirements. As mention in the previous chapter, the concept of constraint setting is Parent and Child. Child will inherit the setting made in Parent.
To open the Set Constraint (as shown is Figure 4.2) box, double-click on any one of
Not applicable - no time constraint Tips: We can use 'Not at the same time slot' for courses taken by the same group of student. Not at the same day - You can use this setting to spread the same course with different lesson evenly across one week. For example you have two types of lesson for Subject A, which are Lecture and Tutorial. So that these two lessons will not occur in the same day. If required, you can enter the number of day to add the day gap between the two lessons. Tips: We use 'Not at the same day' for the same courses which we do not want them to be in the same day. Same day - not at the same time slot - This setting can be use if you want the course fall in the same day but different timeslot. Same time slot - We normally use this setting for a course which is learned in different room but at the same time. Specific Time Slot - To set specific time slot for courses, checked the Specific Time Slot box. Then select the day and time slot. Checked Include and click Add. You can exclude the time that you do not want by using Exclude. To exclude, you have to select All Slots for specific day first then exclude the time. Then click Add. To edit the time setting, you can select any time and click Delete.
Figure 4.5
Order Constraintis use to arrange the lesson based on priority. Just select the course from Available Coursesbox and move it into Order box. Then arrange it using
Not applicable - no room constraint Same Room -Select this option to set all courses under one group are slotted into the same room (any room). Or else, you can use this function together with Same Time Slot from Time Constraint. Normally we use this setting for class merging which occurs in the same room and at the same time. Ignore Capacity Constraint - Checked this box if you want to ignore the room capacity. Specific Room - You can always use specific room constraint if there is limited room for selected courses. For example, for IT related courses, they use computer lab only. So from Available Room List, select the related lab and move it into Selected Room. You can add more than one room.
Random - the course will be slotted into the timetable randomly Start of the Schedule - the course will be slotted into the slot from start of the timetable. Middle of the Schedule - the course will be slotted into the slot from middle of the timetable. End of the Schedule - the course will be slotted into the slot from end of the timetable.
Time Gap for Courses with Similar Lecturer
Recommended - Depends on how the system generated the timetable. There can be a time gap for the lecturer or no time gap at all. Mandatory - There MUST have the time gap for courses with the same lecturer.
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that you wish to add the constraint.
. Always checked the Mandatorybox. If you want all the courses are slotted into side-by-side slot, you can always check the Adjacent Slot box. Or else, you can unchecked the default setting.
