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Class Timetable

Class Timetable List

The Class Timetable module (located under Academic calendar → Timetable → Class timetable) is the central management dashboard for all class schedules across your school. From here, school administrators can review scheduled class sections, build timetables manually, launch the automated timetable generator, and edit existing schedules.

1. Dashboard Overview & Action Buttons​

The top header of the Class Timetable page provides quick shortcuts for timetable configuration:

  • Timetable setup: Direct shortcut to configure school hours, working days, period length, and breaks. See Timetable Setup.
  • Auto generate: Opens the automated constraint satisfaction engine to generate optimized drafts. See Auto Generate Timetable.
  • Draft Notification Banner: If a draft has been generated and is awaiting administrator review, a notification appears at the top (e.g., "Draft run #12 is waiting for review (8 sections, 320 of 324 lessons placed)") with a direct Review draft button.

2. Timetable Sources & Status Indicators​

The main table lists every class section along with its status and creation origin under the Source column:

Source IndicatorMeaning & Workflow
Auto · run #[ID]The schedule was generated automatically by the specified run (e.g., Run #12) and has not been altered since being applied.
Auto · editedThe schedule originated from an auto-generated draft, but one or more lessons were subsequently adjusted by hand in the manual editor.
ManualThe schedule was composed entirely by hand in the manual timetable editor.
No timetableThe section does not yet have a schedule. Quick action links allow you to Build it by hand or click Generate to open the auto generator with that section pre-selected.

3. Creating & Editing Timetables by Hand​

Create or Edit Timetable

Click the Edit action button next to any section to open the manual timetable grid.

Live Rule Validation & Period Counters​

When modifying a timetable manually:

  • Conflict Prevention: The editor actively verifies teacher availability, shift constraints, and breaks on every change. If an edit creates a conflict, the system displays an explicit alert (e.g., "Asha Nair is already teaching 8-B at this time (09:00 – 09:40)").
  • Subject Counters: Live counters display the balance of placed versus required periods for each subject (e.g., "Placed / needed: 5 of 6 periods placed this week").
  • Shift Restrictions: Teachers assigned to shifts cannot be scheduled into periods that start or conclude outside their shift hours.
  • Working Day Changes: If working days in Timetable Setup are modified after timetables are live, the editor highlights orphaned lessons (e.g., "Lessons are still scheduled on Saturday, which is not a working day. Move or delete them, or change working days in Timetable setup").