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Objective
Once you have read this article you will know how to create a new event on Rapla.
Assumptions
- You have already read the Introduction to Rapla article
- You have already installed Rapla. Refer to Rapla Access - How to install Accessing Rapla
- You have a valid Rapla user account
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Admin user privileges will not affect you to create events on Rapla. |
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The user needs to make sure they are not highlighting anything on the left-hand side of the menu bar. This can cause Rapla to think that you are creating any events against that resource. Hence, you might see warning message as below. |
Workflow
How to create a single event on Rapla
- You will use the left mouse (drag and drop) to mark the time period for the specific appointment you want to. The marked rows are highlighted in pale blue (As below).
- Right click a new context menu appears, then select the suitable event type, ranging from a session, generic event, meeting or student booking. In the below instance, it is an example of creating a new Event (Paradigm Session).
- Note there are three sections:
The upper section: confirm the Event type you want to create, fill out these fields that are critical for integration between Rapla and Paradigm: Unit Codes (E.g. FIT9130), Unit Name, Campus (if applicable), Delivery mode, Department.
The middle section shows the detail of the appointment: you will need to fill out the start and end date, select whether it is a single event or recurring one. You can even exclude public holidays or semester breaks if applicable (Refer to below scenario 2).
The bottom section shows the resources you want to allocate to reserve, add the resources from the left hand side to the right section by either double clicking or click on the resource and go to click Add button
* Worth to check below scenario the following scenarios to make sure there is are no conflicts among resources. - Click on Save
button.
Scenario 1: Creating events while managing resources conflicts
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- Following the same steps as above, and find Exceptions
button in the middle of right side. - Click on Exceptions and a new window will pop up.
- Manually add or remove the dates you want (i.e. public holidays, trimester breaks)
- Click Close
- The exceptions button now appears in red with a number in the bracket.
