Plotting Schedule

Last updated: March 2025

The Schedules Plotting module displays open sections, a weekly timetable, and available rooms, enabling you to organize class schedules.

Access and Navigation

Navigate to Planning > Schedules > View Schedules.

If you cannot view a link from the list, check the privilege assigned to your user account or role.

Schedules View

Features

  • Room List – Displays rooms from the Planning Setup Module, sorted alphabetically by type

  • Timetable – Show available time slots (7 AM - 9 PM, Monday - Sunday). Unavailable slots appear greyed out

  • Filters & Tools – Filter schedules by faculty, room, or block section

  • Unscheduled Sections List – Displays sections yet to be scheduled

Viewing Section Details

  • Select a section from the right panel

  • A side panel will appear showing:

    • Course details

    • Assigned faculty (editable via Teacher dropdown)

    • Schedule type and section type

    • Actions:

      • Lock Faculty – Prevents faculty changes

      • Dissolve Section – Removes the section

    • Faculty availability & preferred rooms

    • Student list breakdown

Search for an Unscheduled Class

Enter a keyword or exact name in the search bar and press Enter

Auto-Scheduling Sections

Classes may remain unscheduled if there are no available time slots, faculty preferences do not match, or preferred rooms are full.

  • Click the Auto-Schedule (wand icon) button

  • Choose an auto-schedule option:

    • All Sections

    • Block Sections Only

    • Free Sections Only

  • Click Auto-Schedule. The system will process scheduling in the background

Manual Scheduling Sections

  • Select an unscheduled section from the right panel

  • Drag and drop it onto the timetable

  • Select days and split durations if needed

  • Click Plot Schedule

Classes cannot be scheduled in unavailable time slots, but they can be scheduled in faculty non-preferred slots (with a warning icon).

Unscheduling a Section

Select a plotted class from the timetable. In the side panel, click Unschedule.

Schedule Summary View

  • Click Summary View (upper-left corner)

  • Displays:

    • Course and section name

    • Room & schedule

    • Taken/offered slots (editable)

    • Block section status

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