Event Types within the Behaviour module are used to group Behaviour Events together for reporting purposes, for example a school may have several Events both positive and negative in relation to homework, or a school may have several Behaviour Events for low level disruption that they want to report on.
This article covers the following in relation to Event Types
See also: How to Create a New Behaviour Event and Behaviour Overview
Access: the minimum permissions required to access Event Types is found in the Behaviour Module>Maintenance from Config>Setup>Roles and Permissions
Create an Event Type
Navigate to Config > Behaviour > Event Types.
Click New.
Complete the fields:
- Name – This can be up to 10 characters in length
- Description – This can be up to 30 characters in length
- Start Date – The Start Date that the Event Type can be used from
- End Date – The End Date (if required) the Event Type will no longer be active
When finished, click the Create button.
The Event Type has now been created and is available for use.
Expire an Event Type
This section covers how to Expire an Event Type that is no longer being used, Event Types cannot be deleted as they may contain historical data.
Navigate to Config > Behaviour > Event Types.
Double click the Event Type you no longer wish to use.
In the Edit Event Types, enter an End Date and press Save.
The Event Type will not be visible when logging Events against a Student from that End Date onwards.
Note: The Event Type will still be available to report on, with any historical data. So it has not been deleted, it has been made unavailable to use moving forward.