The Availability view shows your starred locations by default, but you can also use the top dropdown list to view saved search lists.
The view consists of three main parts:
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Adjust the Date/Time Displayed on the Grid
Changing the Start Date of the Availability View
Use the arrows on either side of the date to go to the previous or next date. To view a new date (other than the previous or next), click on the date text to reveal a date picker.
Change the Hours Shown in the Grid
At the top-left corner of the availability grid are controls for changing which hours are shown. Click and drag a point on the hours bar to adjust the hours shown in the grid.
At the top-left corner of the availability grid are controls for changing which hours are shown. Click and drag a point on the hours bar to adjust the hours shown in the grid.
Event Block Colors
The rectangular event blocks in the availability grid are color-coded to signal different statuses of events.
Color Legend
Click or tap the Legend button to reveal the Availability Color Legend and see which colors/patterns are associated with your grid's event blocks.
The first seven colors/patterns in the legend are standard. To add additional colors/patterns, please see Adding Grid Coloring to Availability Views.
- Blank/White: Available
- Default Event Green (light green): A normal event with occurrence start and end times
- Setup/pre-event and post-event/takedown time will display as a lighter
- Related Event Orange: Location unavailable due to a relationship with another location
- Pending Event Purple (purple with grey slashes): Pending location reservation
- Blackout Grey (dark grey): A blackout hour
- Closed Hours Grey (light grey): Closed hours, based on the location's open/closed hours
Change the Utilization View
The Availability view features different view modes to switch between.
- Standard (default): Displays simple availability with color codes indicating the status of events
- Utilization Views: Shows utilization statistics for locations/times in the availability grid based on various comparison choices
Standard (default) View
In the Standard view mode, the squares representing blocks of time in the availability grid are color-coded to signal different statuses of events (as shown above in the color legend).
Utilization Views
In the three utilization views (Utilization (RHC/CAP), Utilization (EHC/CAP), Utilization (RHC/EHC)) the squares representing blocks of time in the availability grid are color-coded to represent the percentage of the location’s utilization for that block of time.
- Gradient Spectrum (white to blue): White indicates the location is 0% utilized for that hour, with colors darkening along a spectrum to blue indicating 100% utilization
- Grey: Location utilization is complicated by one of the following:
- The location max capacity is equal to zero
- The location is a subdivision of, divides into, or blocked by a relationship with another location
- The location assignment is shared for that hour
- Red: Location utilization is greater than 100% for that hour
You may choose between three different utilization view modes:
- Utilization (RHC/EHC): Registered Head Count/Expected Head Count: Shows enrollment utilization.
- For example, this view shows which sections can still register more students or are potentially over the enrolled (e.g. 38 students registered, with a max enrollment of 40)
- Utilization (EHC/CAP): Expected Head Count/Maximum Capacity: Shows sections that might have room to grow in their current location.
- For example, a section in which 40 students could register but the room holds 45. Or, conversely, a section that potentially could reach full enrollment but does not have enough seats in the current location.
- Utilization (RHC/CAP): Registered Head Count/Maximum Capacity: Shows true seat utilization.
- For example, this view shows the number of registered students vs. the number of available seats in the location.
Note: Expected Head Count in Campus Solutions
Expected headcount is typically defined as the maximum number of students that can enroll in a section. However, if your institution uses the Campus Solutions SIS, your installation may be configured via your interface to import the section's “Requested Room Capacity” rather than maximum enrollment.
These utilization view modes are most useful when viewed in conjunction with the use of the Series25 LYNX Interface because LYNX exchanges up-to-the-minute registered headcount information between the Series25 database and your SIS (Student Information System). In addition, registered headcount and expected headcount values for combined/cross-listed sections are standardized in LYNX. If you are not already using LYNX, please contact your Series25 Account Manager to learn more.
Take Actions From an Event Block
Right-click on an event block to reveal the event options where you can...
- Open the event in a new tab
- View the Event Details
- View the event's Calendar
- Open the event in the Event Form
- Copy the event
- Email the Event Details
Change the Viewing Options
Grids have three available viewing modes: Separated, Overlapping, & Edit Mode.
Separated
All events with overlapping times will be displayed above one another for easier viewing.
Overlapping
All events with overlapping times will be displayed in overlapping time-blocks to show highlight the overlap.
Edit Mode
Allows you to change the event date and time by dragging the event's colored block within any available grid squares.
Select the Snap To Grid checkbox above the grid to restrict times to half-hour blocks, or uncheck the checkbox to freely move the event to any time.
Including Requested Events
Select the Include Requested checkbox to display requested events on the grid.