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Identify and flag events with standard or nonstandard meeting patterns
Use LYNX to determine when a section has meeting patterns that appear on a standard list of time blocks, and add a category or custom attribute so they can be easily ...
Discrepancy check for location assignments in SIS and 25Live
Add a report to check whether the same location is assigned in the SIS and in 25Live.
Copy configuration settings and translation rules between prod and test
The ability to sync configuration settings between prod and test would be useful for anyone who is experimenting with broad changes to their configuration.
Update locations with SIS data
When location data changes in the SIS, update the 25Live location record. Fields to update:
-Name
-Description (formal name)
-Capacity
Export and import exam creation rules
Allow users to add exam creation rules by importing from a spreadsheet/CSV file, and export them in the same format.
Email system notification for APP NOT RUNNING
If the local java app is not running for an extended period of time, send a system email notification.
Flag events that have been bumped by Academic Priority
If an event loses its location due to being bumped by an imported class, add a custom attribute or category so that it can be easily searched.
Apply Smart Binding Rules to Headcount Summing
Smart Binding is a concept in LYNX that ensures that only crosslisted sections that have overlapping times and the same location assignment (or lack of a location ...
Exam Creation > Exclude CRN: We'd like to be able to upload a large number of CRNs to exclude.
A large number of CRNs need to be excluded from our Banner final exam creation process and it is impractical to enter them individually by hand.
Export bound groups of sections as CSV file
It would make it easier to keep test and prod the same if it was possible to export a list of bound groups from one instance and import it to another.
Download results of extract sets as spreadsheet
Provide a way to review all sections that meet extract set criteria in spreadsheet format.
Report that shows which sections have exams and which don't
Useful for double-checking a full term's exam schedule
Banner - translate room code + building code into location name
Banner translates just the building code and combines it with room code currently; would like to translate the combination of building and room code into location name.
Delete all sections in an extract set
Sometimes you just need to blow everything up. Add a "delete all" button when reviewing an extract set that will remove all matching events from 25Live.
Combined Section Handling - Define Primary in Bound Set from SIS (Campus Solutions)
Use a field defined in the SIS to determine which course in a bound set is primary.
Force an update for a single section
Simulate a "null update" in the SIS by reimporting a section on command.
Exam Creation – Add Earliest Session Creation Option for Banner Schools
The Lynx exams creation process is problematic for us as we have many, many MMPs and BGs. This is because the secondary meeting patterns are also assigned exam rooms ...
Under consideration
Do not override blackouts on import
If a location has blackout dates, do not assign classes during that time.
Crosslisted Section Handling - Define Primary in Bound Set from SIS (Banner)
Use a field defined in the SIS to determine which course in a bound set is primary.
More Blatantly Differentiate Production LYNX from Test LYNX
I would like the differentiation displayed on the lynx settings/config page. Right now I have to make sure the "t" is in the address.
Import All Button on Bound groups/Overlapping/Back to back bindings
An import all button on the LYNX binding pages would be helpful so that instead of having to import them one by one or reimport the entire semester extract set, you ...
Duplicative Final Exam Event Import-Combined Sections
Adjust the way final exam events are generated upon import for combined sections such that there is only one final exam event per associated class section. Currently ...
Add date exceptions to multiple extract sets at once
Make it easier to add duplicate date exceptions to multiple extract sets rather than having to recreate each one from scratch.
Distinguish between prod and test in emails
For import warning emails and academic priority emails, indicate whether the change happened in a prod or test instance.
More filtering options for import/export messages
Allow users to filter import/export messages by campus code, subject code, and other criteria available when creating extract sets. Also allow filtering by type of ...
Email requestor when academic priority bumps an event
There is an academic priority setting to email the scheduler when an event is bumped, but we should also have an option to email the requestor as well (or instead).
Define locations to be ignored during back to back binding
Currently, you are only able to exclude all sections with location preassigments when creating your back to back biding criteria. It would be helpful for customers ...
Target import message emails by user
Send import message emails to specific users based on campus or other section characteristics.
Create organizations if subject/department code is unknown
Similar to creating contacts, add a new organization to 25Live if subject code is not recognized.
Use exclusion dates from SIS for date exceptions
The SIS can define holidays and other exclusion dates. Use those in addition to setting date exceptions in LYNX.
Specify date range for exceptions instead of individual dates
It is time-consuming to enter each date individually when adding exceptions to an extract set for a long break.
Include meeting pattern ID in reservation name
When TCS imported classes, it included the meeting pattern ID in the reservation name as shown in the screenshot.
Add text description to imported classes
Use a field in the SIS to populate the event description of a class in 25Live with informational text.
Banner - SCBDESC_TEXT_NARRATIVE
Other SIS types in comments.
Export Translation Tables
Allow users to export translation tables to make them easier to review and send to other departments to review.
Create notification tasks for requestor and scheduler when an event is bumped for academic priority
There should be an option to have a Notification Task created to the Scheduler and Requestor on the event when it is unassigned due to an academic priority import.
Email notifications for export errors
Add email options for users to receive warnings when there are errors exporting locations back to the SIS, just like on import.
Specify Which Types of Warnings/Errors Generate 25Live Import Email Notifications
Currently, users can choose between receiving import email notifications for:
- sections with errors
- sections with errors and warnings
- all sections
This ...
Banner - send final exam data back to SIS
When a final exam is created, send that data back to the SIS.
Prevent certain meeting pattern types from importing
If a class has multiple meeting patterns, sometimes one is off-campus or online and should not be imported. Request to filter those out by meeting pattern type.
Define instructors to be ignored during back-to-back binding
Sometimes a class has the equivalent of "Faculty TBA" in the SIS, which counts as an instructor record in LYNX. There should be a way to exclude these bogus ...
Filter extract sets by credit hours
Let extract sets filter sections according to credit hours (less than, greater than, equal to).
Allow bindings between LYNX classes and other events
Allow users to create bound relationships between events and classes without having them removed when LYNX updates.
Allow Crosslisted/Combined Sections with Different Locations
Add a way to automatically relate crosslisted/combined sections that take place in different locations (e.g., a configuration setting that allows for crosslisted ...
Show conflicts in rooms instead of getting bumped to unnassigned
I work with Ellucian Colleague with LYNX/25live, and one of the most time consuming aspects that I currently experience is that I have pull multiple reports from both ...
Rename custom attributes for SIS data
The default names for custom attributes imported with section data are not always meaningful to users since they use the generic names adapted to LYNX and not the ...
Import non-class events from SIS
Some SIS types allow scheduling for non-academic events. Import those too.
Add feature preferences to imported classes based on instructor/org
Add a translation table where users can associate certain features or partitions with instructors and subject codes, and have those automatically added. Use case: ...
Setting to Automatically Bind MMPs
If there was a way in Lynx to automatically bind the MMPS of all sections in an extract and then manually unbind the handful of ones we didn't want bound, that would ...
Workday - Import "Workday ID" for Locations as an SIS Custom Attribute
Currently, there is no way to import the Workday ID for locations into 25Live. This Feature Request is to optionally be able to import this field as an SIS Custom ...