How to Bulk Copy Groups and Schedules

Overview
This tutorial will guide users through the process of
creating multiple groups and plotting schedules within an existing group in the
Student Management System (SMS). This feature significantly improves operational
efficiency as it allows you to recreate a group and any plotted schedules all
at once. It streamlines the scheduling process, saving time and reducing the
potential for errors.
This functionality is particularly beneficial for programs
that recur on a weekly or monthly basis.

IMPORTANT:
- The
"Bulk Group/Schedule Copy" button will only appear if the
selected group has only one (1) Event OR only one (1) Recurring
Event, and the related Program Instance Type is Intake.
Note that two (2) single events under the same group is considered as 1
recurring event
- The
"Duplicate" button will be hidden once the "Bulk
Group/Schedule Copy" button is shown.
- Make
sure to properly setup your program instance and group/instance before
advancing to the copy process.

Step Tutorial
1. From the sidebar menu, go to Schedules, then click Student Groups / Intakes tab. Search for and select a group from the
drop-down list that you would like to copy then click Bulk Group/Schedule
Copy.
2. In the Bulk Group/Schedule Copy modal, fill out
the following:
- Add Group – Enables users to add new
groups into the copy process.
- Group Start Date – Input group start
date. This is a required field for plotting events for your
group. Note that adding value to this field will make the + icon in the Action column appear and the expand button in the Events column.
- Action - Displays icons for adding
new events and deleting group entries.
- Events - Shows an expand button for
each row.
- Group Name - Allows entry of a Group
Name.
- Trainers – Allows multi-selection of
Trainers.
- Available – Allows updating of the
No/Yes Toggle.

NOTE:
- Clicking the expand button will
reveal the events associated to this group. If your group has an existing
recurring event, clicking this will show all recurring events under that group.
All events shown will still follow the recurrence of the event (weekly or
monthly)
- Click + icon to add a row of event
fields.

Once you have added your event details, click Save.
And that’s how to bulk copy groups and schedules in the
SMS!
Congratulations on completing this tutorial. We hope this
has been helpful to you and your organisation. For any questions or concerns
regarding this function, please reach out to the contact support via email.
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