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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 ...
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
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.
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.
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.
Create organizations if subject/department code is unknown
Similar to creating contacts, add a new organization to 25Live if subject code is not recognized.
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.
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.
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.
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: ...
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 ...
Add meeting pattern identifier to 25Live data
For ease of comparing data between 25Live and the SIS, please add a way to identify specific event profiles in relation to SIS meeting patterns by incorporating their ...
Preserve SIS occurrence-specific exceptions to meeting pattern dates and assignments
If the SIS data has exceptions to a standard meeting pattern (such as a different room or time on a single day) those should be preserved in 25Live during import and ...
Use SESC - Section Schedule Data to Populate Occurrences for Colleague UniData
For customers using Colleague UniData, populate the occurrences in 25Live with the information found in SESC - Section Schedule Data (rather than occurrences derived ...
Campus Solutions - Bring in the Requested Room Capacity Field
The Requested Room Capacity field in Campus Solutions is used to determine the size of the room that should be considered for placement and may deviate from the ...
Add a requestor to events imported from LYNX
Imported events have a scheduler contact but not a requestor. Add a requestor using the same username as the account creating the event.
Do not remove manually added feature preferences on import
If a user manually adds a feature preference to a class in 25Live, do not strip it away when updating the class on import.
Instructor Name Information
It would be nice to be able to select how the instructor's name is imported into 25Live. At the moment LYNX is importing the instructor's middle names if they are ...
Add Option the Omits Instructor Name in the Comments/Description Field
Currently, the configuration settings that include section instructors on sections offer two options:
1. Include all section instructors as text (Event Description ...
Instructional Methods as an event type or custom attribute
Last year the academic areas created many new instructional methods, we are currently up to 17. It would be helpful to import section's Instructional Methods as an ...
Differentiate Meetings with Identical Profile Names from Campus Solutions
In Campus Solutions, it is possible to have two meetings with the same term, CRN, meeting pattern, times, and start date. Because this is the full criteria used in ...
Add categories to imported events based on extract set
Specify categories (or custom attributes) when defining an extract set, and add them to all events imported through that extract set.
Reimport Locked Sections when the 25Live Event is No Longer Locked
When a section fails to import due to the corresponding 25Live event being locked (i.e. an "Event locked, please try again later" error), automatically attempt to ...
Add term description to name instead of code
Use the term description in the imported event name instead of the term code
Cancel related non-class events when a class is cancelled
A class may have related events such as guest speakers. If the class is cancelled then the guest speaker is not coming and should be cancelled too.
Campus Solutions - Pull Both PRI and PRF from PS_NAMES
It is currently possible to configure LYNX for Campus Solutions (Oracle DB) to read from PS_NAMES rather than PS_PERSONAL_DATA (please reach out to support if you are ...
Add Event Type Mapping to Region Code and Section Type
Currenly, users must choose between mapping SIS region codes to 25Live event types or mapping SIS section types to 25Live event types. This request is to give the ...
SIS Custom Attributes - Support Fields That May Have Multiple Values in the SIS
Some fields that are imported via SIS Custom Attributes may have multiple values in the SIS (e.g., 'Level'). This feature request is to ensure that all values are ...
Colleague UniData - Pull Feature Requirements Placed at the Section Level (Not Just Meeting Pattern)
Currently, the Colleague UniData LYNX implementation does not pull feature requirements that are placed at the section level. These must be placed at the meeting ...
Omit Certain Meeting Patterns from Import
When a section contains multiple meeting patterns, give an option to import only certain meeting patterns and omit others. E.g., for a nursing course that has one ...
LYNX Import of Non-Term Events
Allow an option for events not affiliated with a term code to be imported from the SIS into 25Live via LYNX
Import class notes
Add class notes or section notes from the SIS.
Create users in 25Live when creating instructor contacts
When a new instructor contact is created in 25Live, also add a username and security group to that contact record.
Add layouts to imported locations
Colleague uses a ROOM_TYPE field which could be mapped to the layout of preassigned locations.
Update contact information on imported instructors
When matching contacts for imported instructors, update the contact record with name changes if the email or internal ID matches.
Bring in Meeting Type/Format on MMP Sections
For those sections which have multiple meeting patterns (e.g. MW 9am-9:50am Lecture; F 9am-9:50am Discussion), it would be great if the meeting type/format also came ...
Support LYNX Location Imports to Update 25Live Capacities using Capacity, instead of Max Capacity
In our SIS (Banner) classrooms have 2 capacities in our SLBRDEF table. Capacity and Max Capacity. We utilize the Max Capacity field to suggest the max capacity per ...
Location Import - Include Facility Type
Currently, the location import does not include information beyond the name, title, and capacity of a space. This feature request is to include facility type as an ...
Add Ability for the CSV Import to Recognize All Day Events
Having to option to create All Day events in the Event Form is awesome! One function the All Day event is great for is an Academic Calendar events. Our institution ...
Location / Org Import: Allow Selection of specific Locations/Organizations from Import Preview
Narrowing down potential locations or subject codes to import to 25Live via LYNX extract set criteria is difficult. Not specifying any criteria with an 'Active' ...
Reduce the frequency of headcount checks
Can we have the option to reduce the frequency of headcount checks? During registration, in particular, having LYNX constantly update the headcount slows down the ...
Have an option to not import Instructor information at all
Currently, there is no option to *not* import Instructor information (you always import as text in the Description & Comments field, and have the option to import as ...
Colleague UniData - Autopopulate Crosslisted Sections Missing Meeting Patterns
If one course in a cross-listed set is missing a meeting pattern, add a configuration setting that allows LYNX to auto-populate the occurrence dates for that section ...