You succesfully operated BookIt! last
year and now need to set up for the new academic year.
What do you need to do?
Make a copy of the BookIt folder for backup.
Run the setup guide (the button with the light globe
on the toolbar) and have the manual handy. Step through the guide, ignoring
things that are already correct. The items in small print below are
probably correct already, so don't require any action on your part.
The key tasks are in blue.
1. Data Removal - Page 46 - No Action Required
2. Check Calendar - Page 47
Check the date range.
If it doesn't extend to the end of the year, then choose Extend Calendar
and add 365 or so days.
If you don't need last year's data, then choose Reduce Calendar and
remove those days from the front of the calendar
3. Mark holidays - Page 48
Get your planner out, find all the school's holidays for the year, including
the public holidays and mark them on your calendar. You can also mark
curriculum (student free) days because for most purposes in BookIt!
these days are non booking, like holidays.
If you have a cyclic timetable, it is critical that these days are marked
accurately.
4. Class Groups - Page
49 - No Action Required
5. Departments - Page
52 - No Action Required
6. Users - Page 53 - No
Action Required
7. Resources - Page 55
- No Action Required
8. Linked Resources -
Page 69 - No Action Required
9. Timetable - Page 71
- No Action Required
10. Mark Timetable Days - Page 74-76
This must be done.
11. Set and Apply Timetable Templates - Page 77-84
Do this where you have bookable resources (usually rooms) that are timetabled
and not always available.
Then pretend
you are a teacher and check that it seems OK.