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UMS Modules

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TimeEdit

This feature only works if UMS has uploaded the data with our TimeEdit module.

Setting

Description

Name of the setting.

Object Types

This setting defines the object type that UMS will extract from TimeEdit. If you click the buttons you will see default values for the object names in TimeEdit.

You can enter more object types for each UMS object

In the example below. UMS will extract classroom and location as a room in UMS.

Comment

The external name from TimeEdit.

This is a string value.

Indicates the comment set in UMS on the event.

Absence registration

The external name from TimeEdit.

This is a bit/bool value.

Indicates an absence event in UMS.

Exam

The external name from TimeEdit.

This is a bit/bool value.

Indicates an exam event in UMS.

FAQ

What to do when TimeEdit replaces an existing timetable system such as SIS ?

When the school is ready to drop the old system, all old timetable data must be removed from UMS, else the enduser will see duplicated timetable blocks due days back / days ahead settings in both old and new system.

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 ==Setting==
-[[File:GetTimetable TimeEdit.jpg|none|thumb|783x783px]]
+[[File:GetTimetable TimeEdit.jpg|none|thumb|790x790px]]
 ===[[GetTimetable/Format and content|Format and content]]===
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 ===Description===
 Name of the setting.
+===[[GetTimetable/Absence_settings|Absence settings]]===
-===Server connection===
+===[[GetTimetable/Export_settings|Export settings]]===
-All connection information is provided by TimeEdit support. (Please contact them for this information.)
-All information is specific to a customer. This must match the one under the data source for templates.
-====URL (Endpoint)====
-This URL specifies the endpoint that UMS connects to.
-====Certificate path====
-Then XML file you receive from TimeEdit.
-====Username====
+===Object Types===
-Username to access the Webservice URL.
+This setting defines the object type that UMS will extract from TimeEdit. If you click the buttons you will see default values for the object names in TimeEdit.
-====Password====
-Password to access the Webservice URL.
-===[[GetTimetable/Export_settings|Export settings]]===
-==Extra required TimeEdit fields==
+You can enter more object types for each UMS object
-===Fields UMS uses when extracting timetable blocks.===
+In the example below. UMS will extract classroom and location as a room in UMS.
-*studentclass (Activity)
+[[File:GetTimetable TimeEdit ObjectTypes Room.jpg|none|thumb|547x547px]]
-*description (Label)
-*location (Room or location somewhere in the world)
-*person (This can be a student or teacher)
-*comment
-*AbsenceRegistration
-*teacher
-*student
-*group
-*course
-===Location===
+==== Comment ====
-This can considered as rooms or they can be locations. They will be put in UMS tables as rooms.
+The external name from TimeEdit.
-Location must have 2 fields in TimeEdit
+This is a string value.
-====general.id====
+Indicates the comment set in UMS on the event.
-Will be put in these 2 fields in UMS
-*Room ID
+==== Absence registration ====
-*Room number
+The external name from TimeEdit.
-====general.title====
+This is a bit/bool value.
-Will be put in this field in UMS
-*Room name
+Indicates an absence event in UMS.
-===Timetable block===
+==== Exam ====
-These 2 fields must be set on the timetable block.
+The external name from TimeEdit.
-====AbsenceRegistration====
+This is a bit/bool value.
-UMS supports Absence information from TimeEdit.
-This is achieved by creating a True/False column on the timetable blocks called "'''AbsenceRegistration'''"
+Indicates an exam event in UMS.
-When set to True UMS will see the timetable block as [[Attendance Registration]] enabled.
+=== [[TimeEditFields#Required_TimeEdit_fields_when_extracting_timetable_blocks|TimeEdit field information]] ===
 ==FAQ==