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How to manage Class Name Definitions in wTimetable

After creating a Timetable within a Project this guide looks at Class Name Definitions within the Timetable. Class Name Definitions allows the user to set the Class Code format by Year Group based on different Timetable criteria. For example;

  • Year 7 will be ‘Year Band/Subject/Class Number’ = 7A/En/1
  • Year 12 will be ‘Year/Band /Subject’ = 12/A/En.

Use this article to;

The minimum permissions required to create a Timetable are found in the Timetable Module from Config > Setup > Roles and Permissions > Choose Role>Edit>Timetable > Timetable App.

For more information on wTimetable see here and see What’s New for latest updates.

Define Class Name

Go to Modules>wTimetable>Projects>click on your Project Name>Timetables>click on Timetable.

Click on the top right drop down arrow next to Settings and click on Class Name Definition

Select a Year Group from the drop down, the dropdown displays the current Class Name by Year Group.

Choose whether to display the Subject in Short Code or Full Name.

Choose how the Class Number is derived.

  • 1-2/1-2: Options Block Class Number restarts every Subject e.g., Subject A: C1, C2, C3, Subject B: C1, C2, C3.
  • 1-2/3-4: Options Block Class Number continues e.g., Subject A: C1, C2, C3, Subject B: C4, C5, C6.

Drag and drop items into the row to create a Class Definition.

Click Check to test for the Class Name Example for duplications.

Press Save

The new Class Name will be reflected in the dropdown. Use the Copy Settings to dropdown to make the change to further Year Groups.

Edit Classcodes

Users can then Edit Classcodes by individual Classes, whole Subjects, and whole Blocks in the Curriculum Plan page.

Left click on the one of the following to Edit classcodes:

  • Class number
  • Class cell
  • Subject code
  • Block three-dot menu

Select Edit classcodes.

In the Edit Classcodes popup – double click in the cells in a row to amend Band, Class Number or Free Text. Press enter to save the changes.

Edited Classcodes will appear in red.  

Note: Users can still use Edit classcodes when the Class has been scheduled.

  • Tip: To edit cells for multiple rows, right click to select the cells (they will turn blue), type the new text into the blank text box in the top left-hand corner, and click Set Selected Rows to save. Use Reset to Default Classcode to undo any amendments.

Note: When a class is added or deleted (in simple and expanded views) Class Numbers are refreshed so that they remain in order, except for edited classcodes


Updated on October 21, 2024

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