--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Slot_SelectingField.tex 2011/01/07 12:06:53 1.5
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Slot_SelectingField.tex 2016/08/20 19:32:42 1.6
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
\label{Slot_SelectingField}
-
- The system will read the file into the system. You will then be prompted to specify the input type of each field. A set of types is given for each field. There are three mandatory types, slot name, starting time, and ending time. A mandatory type means that a field must be specified having that meaning. The input choices are as follows:
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+
+The system will read the file into the system. You will then be prompted to specify the input type of each field. A set of types is given for each field. There are four mandatory types, slot name, type of slot, starting time, and ending time. A mandatory type means that a column must be selected for that field. The input choices are as follows:
+
\begin{itemize}
- \item \textbf{Slot name}. The name or identifier of the slot. The name of the slot must be unique, and it must have no spaces. This input is mandatory, you must specify a field for this input type.
- \item \textbf{Type of slot}. This determines whether students are allowed to schedule him/herself for this slot or whether the instructors assign students to this slot. The valid inputs for this field is either ``preassigned'' or ``student\_selectable''. There must be no space before or after the comma. If this type is not specified, the slot type defaults to preassigned or instructors assignable.
+ \item \textbf{Slot name}. The name or identifier of the slot. The name of the slot must be unique, and must contain only letters, numbers or underscores. This input is mandatory, you must specify a field for this input type.
+ \item \textbf{Type of slot}. This determines whether students are allowed to schedule themselves for the slot, or whether instructor(s) assign students to the slot. The valid inputs for this field are either ``preassigned'' or ``student\_selectable''. There must be no space before or after the comma. If this type is not specified, the slot type defaults to preassigned (i.e., instructor assignable).
\item \textbf{Slot Description}. A description of the slot. If this isn't provided the default description of a slot is 'Slot name From Start Time to End Time'.
- \item \textbf{Start Time of slot}. This determines the time when a slot starts to open. This input type is mandatory. There are various accepted format for this field. Two of which are ``YYYYMMDDHHMNSS'' and ``MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS''.
- \item \textbf{End Time of slot}. This determines the time when a slot ends and a user cannot access the resource. This input is mandatory. The accepted format for this field is the same as for the start time of slot.
+ \item \textbf{Start Time of slot}. This determines the time when a slot starts to open. This input type is mandatory. There are various accepted formats for this field. Two of which are ``YYYYMMDDHHMNSS'' and ``MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS''.
+ \item \textbf{End Time of slot}. This determines the time when a slot ends and a user cannot access the resource. This input is mandatory. The accepted formats for this field are the same as for the start time of slot.
\item \textbf{Message when reservation changed}. This determines whether a reservation change by a student triggers dispatch of a LON-CAPA message to the student making the change and/or to the user record for the student (visible to the instructor). If set, this can be one of:
\begin{itemize}
\item only\_student
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\item none
\end{itemize}
corresponding to: ``Sent to student'', ``Sent to student and added to user record'', and ``None sent and no record in user notes'', respectively. Default (i.e., with nothing set) is equivalent to that of ``none''.
- \item \textbf{Reservation Start Time}. This determines when a student can start reserving for the slot. The accepted format for this field is the same as for the start time of slot.
- \item \textbf{Date range of slot exclusion}. Sometimes a student is limited to a number of slot use for a particular date period. This field allows a range of dates where a student may not have more than one slot reservation/use. The format is ``StartingDate,EndingDate'', where starting date and ending date are time, which is the same for start time of slots.
+ \item \textbf{Reservation Start Time}. This determines when a student can start reserving for the slot. The accepted format for this field is the same as for the start time of the slot.
+
+ \item \textbf{Date range of slot exclusion}. Sometimes a student is limited to a number of slot use for a particular date period. This field allows a range of dates where a student may not have more than one slot reservation/use. The format is ``StartingDate,EndingDate'', where starting date and ending date are time, which is the same for start time of slots.
\item \textbf{Maximum number of reservations}. The number of students allowed to reserve this slot. This is useful when slots are opened in a classroom/lab, and there is a limited number of seats.
\item \textbf{IP or DNS restriction}. The set of computers that can be used to use this slot between the starting time and the ending time of slots. This a comma separated list of items that can be
\begin{itemize}
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\item Specific Hostname, Ex. computer1.lab1.msu.edu
\item Wildcard Hostname, Ex. *.lab1.msu.edu or *.msu.edu
\end{itemize}
- \item \textbf{List of proctor ids}. The list of proctor id that must authenticate the student before the student can open the slot. The proctor ids are separated by a comma.
- \item \textbf{Secret word proctor uses to validate}. The password the proctors use when authenticating the students.
- \item \textbf{Resource Restriction}. Restricts which page (only test/homework pages) can be opened using this slot. This must be a full symb reference \ref{About_Symbs} to a resource.
- \item \textbf{Sections slot is restricted to}. When choosing preassigned slot type, you can choose a section that can access this slot. Only students in that section can open a particular slot. Separate multiple sections by commas.
- \item \textbf{Users slot is restricted to}. When choosing preassigned slot type, you can choose a list of students that can open this slot. Student/employee ids are separated by commas.
+ \item \textbf{List of proctor ids}. The list of proctor userids one of whom must authorize the student before the student can access the content restricted by the slot. The proctor userids are separated by a comma.
+ \item \textbf{Secret word proctor uses to validate}. The password the proctors use when authorizing the students.
+ \item \textbf{Resource Restriction}. Restricts for which resource(s) or sequences/pages this slot can potentially be used to control access. This must be a full symb reference \ref{About_Symbs} to a resource or map (i.e., sequence or page).
+ \item \textbf{Sections slot is restricted to}. When choosing the preassigned slot type, you can choose a section that can use this slot. Only students in that section can open a particular slot. Separate multiple sections by commas.
+ \item \textbf{Users slot is restricted to}. When choosing the preassigned slot type, you may choose a list of students who can access this slot. Student/employee userids (username:domain) are separated by commas.
\end{itemize}