Overview

Rapla is an effective tool for providers and institutions to plan your resources and maximise the use of your facilities. Silverband offers Rapla to our clients as a graphical resource scheduling application that directly integrates with our flagship system ParadigmEMSParadigm. We cover the key features and advantages of the Rapla application as follows.

Complexity

Rapla Key Features

• Ad-hoc and recurring events scheduling

• Resource conflict management

• Highly customisable configuration

• Support for fixed periods/terms (can except public holidays)

• User permission management

• Ability to create, save and publish timetable views to a webpage 

• Export to PDF and iCal

Advantages of Integration with Paradigm

• Simplify the process of students’ attendance

• Provide staff and students’ the personalised timetable

• Bulk import scheduled units (sessions) to largely reduce manual work

Key terms and visibility

Term

Definition

Visible to non-Admin user

Resource

Resource is a very generic definition. In a provider/institution context, resource can be, rooms, laptops, projectors, staff members.

Yes

User

User can be an administrator or non - administrator, e.g. reception, registrar.

No

Conflict

Conflict happens when two scheduled meetings have the same time and date or using the same resources (teaching staff or room facility)

No

Period

Rapla provide support for fixed periods/terms. Simply enter the start and end date and enter the customised Period name. e.g. ORG_Semester X 2019

No

Event Type

Allow full customisation: sessions, generic event, meetings and student booking

No

Category

Configuration for advanced users

No

Get Started

Now that you know the whys of Rapla, get started by following the workflows below:

_{Introduction to} RAPLA _{| Accessing RAPLA | RAPLA User Interface |} Creating _{Rapla | 1. Install Rapla | 2. Get Familiar with the Rapla User Interface | 3. Create Users | 4. Add New Resources: Facility, Equipment, Staff | 5. Create Time Periods | 6. Create Sessions or Events | Publishing RAPLA |} Synchronising _{7. Publish Rapla | 8. Synchronise Sessions to Paradigm}