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Admin at 15:03, 30 June 2017

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Admin at 15:02, 30 June 2017

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 ===Advance Days & Same Day Cutoff===
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 '''If you edit a detention timetype, you will now see two new options labelled 'Advance Days' and 'Same day cutoff'.'''

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 ===Advance Days & Same Day Cutoff===
-'''
+<br>
-Failure to do this will result in staff seeing an 'Undefined' message when attempting to schedule a detention.'''
+'''If you edit a detention timetype, you will now see two new options labelled 'Advance Days' and 'Same day cutoff'.'''
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	Failure to do this will result in staff seeing an 'Undefined' message when attempting to schedule a detention.'''		Failure to do this will result in staff seeing an 'Undefined' message when attempting to schedule a detention.'''
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		+	<br>

	These settings were previously defined in [[Preferences]] and therefore the same settings applied to all detentions. This meant that, when auto-scheduling, all detentions would take place the same number of days in advance. Many schools needed more flexibility than this e.g. a lunchtime detention should happen on the same day, but an after school detention needs 24 hours' delay in order to inform parents. <br> <br>		These settings were previously defined in [[Preferences]] and therefore the same settings applied to all detentions. This meant that, when auto-scheduling, all detentions would take place the same number of days in advance. Many schools needed more flexibility than this e.g. a lunchtime detention should happen on the same day, but an after school detention needs 24 hours' delay in order to inform parents. <br> <br>

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 ===Advance Days & Same Day Cutoff===
+'''
 If you edit a detention timetype, you will now see two new options labelled 'Advance Days' and 'Same day cutoff'.
-By default these new options are set to 'Same day' and 00:00 . You must change this to the correct setting to each specific detention.
+By default these options are set to 'Same day' and 00:00 . You must change this to the correct setting for each specific detention.
-Failure to do this will result in staff seeing an 'Undefined' message when attempting to schedule a detention.
+Failure to do this will result in staff seeing an 'Undefined' message when attempting to schedule a detention.'''
 These settings were previously defined in [[Preferences]] and therefore the same settings applied to all detentions. This meant that, when auto-scheduling, all detentions would take place the same number of days in advance. Many schools needed more flexibility than this e.g. a lunchtime detention should happen on the same day, but an after school detention needs 24 hours' delay in order to inform parents. <br> <br>

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	===Advance Days & Same Day Cutoff===		===Advance Days & Same Day Cutoff===
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		+	If you edit a detention timetype, you will now see two new options labelled 'Advance Days' and 'Same day cutoff'.
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		+	By default these new options are set to 'Same day' and 00:00 . You must change this to the correct setting to each specific detention.
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		+	Failure to do this will result in staff seeing an 'Undefined' message when attempting to schedule a detention.

	These settings were previously defined in [[Preferences]] and therefore the same settings applied to all detentions. This meant that, when auto-scheduling, all detentions would take place the same number of days in advance. Many schools needed more flexibility than this e.g. a lunchtime detention should happen on the same day, but an after school detention needs 24 hours' delay in order to inform parents. <br> <br>		These settings were previously defined in [[Preferences]] and therefore the same settings applied to all detentions. This meant that, when auto-scheduling, all detentions would take place the same number of days in advance. Many schools needed more flexibility than this e.g. a lunchtime detention should happen on the same day, but an after school detention needs 24 hours' delay in order to inform parents. <br> <br>

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 |[[Image:oldtimetype.jpg]]||[[Image:newtimetype.jpg]]
 |- style="text-align:center; font-size:150%"
-|''The old configuration window||''The old configuration window
+|''The old configuration window||''The new configuration window
 |} <br>

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 ==Changes to Usage for Staff==
-===For all schools===
+===For All Schools===
 The changes to the detention system will be seen by staff when they are giving detentions. Staff will still select a type of detention from the Detention drop-down and click the Add button to select that detention. <br> <br>
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 <br> <br>
-===For schools where teachers print detention slips===
+===For Schools where Teachers Print Detention Slips===
 If the Print Slip On Save option is enabled (see below) then the detention slips will be downloaded when the user saves the detention. This replaces the need to click the Save and Print Slips button on the Schedule Detentions page (although it is still possible to do this, or to print detention slips via Edit Scheduled Detentions). <br> <br>
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 |} <br>
-===Schedule only timeslot===
+===Schedule Only Timeslot===
 This option has been removed. Detention slots must always be scheduled (calenderised) in advance. For the vast majority of schools this will not require any additional setup. <br>
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 [[Image:isScheduled.jpg]] <Br> <Br>
-===Requires printed slip===
+===Requires Printed Slip===
 The Requires Printed Slip options has been renamed to Print Slip On Save, to more accurately reflect its function. <br> <br>
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 Detentions that were previously set to Default to personal will now become Personal. Detentions that were either Optionally personal or Never personal will become Central (non-personal). These settings can be changed if required. <br> <br>
-===Advance days & Same day cut-off===
+===Advance Days & Same Day Cutoff===
 These settings were previously defined in [[Preferences]] and therefore the same settings applied to all detentions. This meant that, when auto-scheduling, all detentions would take place the same number of days in advance. Many schools needed more flexibility than this e.g. a lunchtime detention should happen on the same day, but an after school detention needs 24 hours' delay in order to inform parents. <br> <br>