--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Slot_SelectingField.tex 2009/03/09 01:58:57 1.3
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Slot_SelectingField.tex 2011/01/07 12:06:53 1.5
@@ -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]