Overview

After adding all your users and resources, before adding new sessions or events, it is highly advisable or recommended to create time periods first. This way, you can better control scheduled units' sessions with recurring events. Time Periods set in Rapla should be the same or within the start and end dates coding in Paradigm. Creating time periods in Paradigm will also help you organise the sessions or events view by time period in Rapla.

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Paradigm vs Rapla Data Entry

Time Periods: The naming conventions of academic periods in Rapla may be different to Paradigm as that information is not part of the data sync. However, having them the same would be significantly better for your end users to avoid confusion.

Please note of the coding of your time periods in Rapla – the Start and End Dates of your coded sessions in Rapla should be THE SAME or WITHIN the Start and End Dates of the Time Period coded in Paradigm, see Paradigm - System > Edit Time Period.

Time Periods section in Rapla

All the time periods you created will be shown in the Periods Configuration Folder on the side menus as highlighted in the screenshot below, and the Period section under the Top Menu Bar will automatically be updated once the drop down menu is clicked. The section on top also controls which time period the sessions or events in the calendar are on.

Workflow

1 Select the Periods Configuration Folder from the Side Menus, right click on it, select New > Period.

2 A new pop-up window will appear for you to enter the details of the new time period.

NOTE: As mentioned above, the time period Name in Rapla is not part of the data sync to Paradigm, always refer to your business or institution’s standard naming convention when it comes to adding time periods in Rapla. However, please be mindful of coding the dates (as mentioned above this article) – the Start and End Dates of your coded sessions in Rapla should be THE SAME or WITHIN the Start and End Dates of the Time Period coded in Paradigm, see Paradigm - System > Edit Time Period.

Field Name	Description

Field Name	Description
Name	Refer to your naming convention when it comes to time period in Rapla
start	Start date of the time period added
end	End date of the time period added

3 Click the Save button after filling out the details mentioned above.

INFO: After saving the new time period, it will now appear in one of the drop down list under the Period section on the Top Bar Menu (as shown in the screenshot below) ready for you to create sessions or events under the time period you just created, see next page for the instructions.

_{Introduction to 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}_|_{7. Publish Rapla}_|_{8. Synchronise Sessions to Paradigm}