Maintain Examination Days {SEXAMC-1}

Unique Examination Days are defined for the Year, each Day being linked to a specific Examination Code and Calendar Date. The Date that is linked to this Day may then be changed to indicate a later Examination Cycle.

Fields in this option:

Block 1: Examination Days

Field

Type
&
Length

Description

Exam Year

YYYY

The Year of the Examination.

Day Number

A unique Day Number for the Examination Year(not month).

Code

A valid Examination Code as defined in option {SCODE2-3}.

Date

DD-MON-YYYY

The actual Date on which the Examination will take place in this Cycle.

Active

This is used to indicate if the Day is Active for the Cycle. If the indicator is set to ‘N’, the Day will not be used in the automatic creation of a Timetable.

Typical input would be:

Year	Day No	Code		Date
1994	1	11	November Exams	30-OCT-1994
1994	2	11	November Exams	31-OCT-1994
1994	3	11	November Exams	01-NOV-1994
1994	100	2	February Exams	04-FEB-1995

The option for “Copy a Timetable” {SEXAMT-9} can be used to copy a complete Timetable, including these records which will be copied to a Date within the same Year or in the next Year. The Dates can then be changed to suit the Calendar of the next Year.

Example(s):

Processing Rules
	No special processing rules.

See Also:

Procedures:
- None

History of Changes

Date	System Version	By Whom	Job	Description
27-Sep-2006	v01.0.0.0	Amanda Nell	t133976	New manual format.
01-Dec-2008	v01.0.0.0	Magda van der Westhuizen	t151124	Update manual: Language Editing: Juliet Gillies.
15-Jan-2015	v03.0.0.0	Dimakatso Mampuru	t204102	Update manual: Change program to use Exam Year as prompt i.s.o. Calendar Year.
02-Oct-2018	v04.1.0.0	Sarah Seeletse	t230792	ADF Conversion