Scheduling Optimizer for Superior Scheduling
Request Conflict Pairs
The Request Conflict Pairs display the number of students requesting each course and each course pair in a list format. For each course requested by at least one student, these reports show the number of requests for that course followed by a list of all courses requested at the same time by one or more students showing the number of requests for each course pair.
Use the Request Conflict Pairs to identify pairs of single or double section courses with students in common. Classes for these courses should, if possible, be scheduled at different times to avoid conflicts.
The Conflict Pairs by Enrollment/Request Pairs, displaying course pairs lists sorted by number of requests (enrollment) and list entries sorted in descending order of requests for the course pair, is displayed when this group of reports is started. From this window, you can navigate forward and backward through groups of request pair lists or switch to a different Request Conflict Pairs report.
Sample Report
Conflict Pairs by Enrollment/Request Pairs
The Conflict Pairs by Enrollment displays request pair lists sorted by number of requests for the primary course (least to most requests). The entries within each list are sorted by number of requests for the course pair (most to least requests), course ID or course title according to the option selected.
How to Select Other Request Conflict Pairs
The reports menu appears near the top of the window. When you first open the Request Conflict Pairs, the menu box displays "--Select Prim/Conflict Order--" and Conflict Pairs by Enrollment/Request Pairs is displayed as the current report.
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To view another report: The report you selected appears on the screen. This may take several seconds. |
Click on the down arrow on the right of the box. The list of available
reports is displayed.What Request Conflict Pairs are Available
Request Conflict Pairs display request pair lists and entries within the request pair lists both sorted according to the report option selected. The following table shows the order in which data is presented for each report option.
| Report Option | Primary Course Order | Request Pairs Order |
| Enrollment/Request Pairs | requests (ascending) | request pairs (descending) |
| Course ID/Request Pairs | course ID | request pairs (descending) |
| Course Title/Request Pairs | course title | request pairs (descending) |
| Enrollment/Course ID | requests (ascending) | course ID |
| Course ID/Course ID | course ID | course ID |
| Course Title/Course ID | course title | course ID |
| Enrollment/Course Title | requests (ascending) | course title |
| Course ID/Course Title | course ID | course title |
| Course Title/Course Title | course title | course title |
How to Read the Request Conflict Pairs
Each Request Conflict Pairs report is displayed on one or more pages. Use the Next and Prev buttons to move through the pages. The Start button takes you to the first page, the End button takes you to the last page. On each page use the scroll bar, arrow keys, Edit-Find command and other navigational mechanisms provided by the browser to move through the currently displayed page.
Data elements are displayed in groups. The following data elements are displayed:
| Title | Description | Example | Comment |
| Prim Crs | Primary course information | Data group displayed once at beginning of each pairs list | |
| Course ID, unique code for course | 0473 |
Left justified as character string, max of 14 wide | |
| Course title, short title from Course atom | French III |
Width truncated at 18 characters, "*Invalid*" is used if the course ID matches no Course atom | |
| Number of student requests for primary course | (10) |
left justified nonzero number in parentheses | |
| Request pair list | List with one data group per request course pair made up of the primary course and the course shown in the data group | ||
| CRSID | Course ID, unique code for course | 0716 |
Centered character string, max of 14 wide |
| TITLE | Course title, short title from Course atom | US History |
Centered, width truncated at 18 characters, "*Invalid*" is used if the course ID matches no Course atom |
| PAIRS | Number of students requesting both primary course and the course in this data group | 6 |
centered nonzero number |
| REQS | Overall number of student requests for the course in this data group | (37) |
nonzero number in parentheses |
Specify Maximum Enrollment and Sections for Courses Included in the Report
This feature allows you to filter out courses for which enrollment and specified number of sections are both larger than the limits you enter, making the report more concise and easier to use. Enter the numbers you want in the "Max enrollment" and "Max sections" boxes, then click Start and you will see the report showing only courses which have a total enrollment up to the maximum enrollment entered or a specified number of sections up to the maximum sections entered. The report selection uses the number of sections entered in the "Total Number of Sections" field in the Course atom/Schedule Pro tab; if this field is blank the report selection treats it as higher than the maximum sections value. You can force the report to select courses based on only one of the two available selection fields by setting the other one to 0.
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