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Unspecified time requests |
  
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Unspecified time requests |
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| • | Switch to teacher Rub (Rubens) using the previous time request example. |
Assumption : teacher Rub is a part-time teacher and therefore entitled to a free day per week. If possible, the teacher would also like two additional free afternoons.
Enter the following data under unspecified time requests:
| • | Enter "1" in the row "-3" under „Days“. This instructs the optimisation tool to schedule one free day for teacher Rub. |
| • | Enter "2" in the row "-2" under "p.m.". The optimisation tool will attempt to schedule two additional free afternoons for teacher Rub. |
Enter time requests for half-days in the column "Halves". The optimisation tool will decide whether to schedule the half-day in the morning or the afternoon.
Note:
Use unspecified time requests whenever possible to allow the optimisation tool as much flexibility as possible.
Warning
Specific and unspecified time requests are cumulative. If Tuesday is blocked with a time specified time request and an unspecified time request is entered with a priority of "-3" to keep a full day free, two complete days will be without periods – Tuesday plus an additional day.
In addition to the above, you can enter unspecified blocked periods for each element. The example shows a time request for teacher Gauss. He would like three free periods (specifically periods 2 - 4) on three days of the week.
Tip
Time requests can be entered directly in the scheduling dialogue (see chapter Scheduling dialogue ) for more details.
