--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Slot_SelectingField.tex 2006/12/05 15:06:43 1.2 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Slot_SelectingField.tex 2011/01/05 01:07:02 1.4 @@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ \item \textbf{Slot Description}. A description of the slot. If this isn't provided the default description of a slot is 'Slot name From Start Time to End Time'. \item \textbf{Start Time of slot}. This determines the time when a slot starts to open. This input type is mandatory. There are various accepted format for this field. Two of which are ``YYYYMMDDHHMNSS'' and ``MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS''. \item \textbf{End Time of slot}. This determines the time when a slot ends and a user cannot access the resource. This input is mandatory. The accepted format for this field is the same as for the start time of slot. + \item \textbf{Message when reservation changed}. This determines whether a reservation change by a student triggers dispatch of a LON-CAPA message to the student making the change and/or to the user record for the student (visible to the instructor). If set, this can be one of: + \begin{itemize} + \item only_student + \item student_and_user_notes_screen + \item none + \end{itemize} + corresponding to: ``Sent to student'', ``Sent to student and added to user record'', and ``None sent and no record in user notes'', respectively. Default (i.e., with nothing set) is equivalent to that of ``none''. \item \textbf{Reservation Start Time}. This determines when a student can start reserving for the slot. The accepted format for this field is the same as for the start time of slot. \item \textbf{Date range of slot exclusion}. Sometimes a student is limited to a number of slot use for a particular date period. This field allows a range of dates where a student may not have more than one slot reservation/use. The format is ``StartingDate,EndingDate'', where starting date and ending date are time, which is the same for start time of slots. \item \textbf{Maximum number of reservations}. The number of students allowed to reserve this slot. This is useful when slots are opened in a classroom/lab, and there is a limited number of seats. - \item \textbf{IP or DNS restriction}. The set of computers that can be used to use this slot between the starting time and the ending time of slots. This a comma sepearated list of items that can be + \item \textbf{IP or DNS restriction}. The set of computers that can be used to use this slot between the starting time and the ending time of slots. This a comma separated list of items that can be \begin{itemize} \item Specific IP address, Ex. 192.168.1.1 \item Specific IP address range, Ex. 192.168.1.[24-120] @@ -23,5 +30,5 @@ \item \textbf{Secret word proctor uses to validate}. The password the proctors use when authenticating the students. \item \textbf{Resource Restriction}. Restricts which page (only test/homework pages) can be opened using this slot. This must be a full symb reference \ref{About_Symbs} to a resource. \item \textbf{Sections slot is restricted to}. When choosing preassigned slot type, you can choose a section that can access this slot. Only students in that section can open a particular slot. Separate multiple sections by commas. - \item \textbf{Users slot is restricted to}. When choosing preassigned slot type, you can choose a list of students that can open this slot. Student ids are separated by commas. + \item \textbf{Users slot is restricted to}. When choosing preassigned slot type, you can choose a list of students that can open this slot. Student/employee ids are separated by commas. \end{itemize}