Lock specific sections on the Workspace

In the Build view, on the Workspace tab, every time you click Build on the Options menu, the system shuffles the sections to try to achieve the best possible schedule for your school. If, after running a build, you are happy with where some sections are scheduled and do not want the system to reschedule them the next time you click Build, you can lock those sections. The sections remain scheduled where they are as of the last build.

Note: Each time you run a build, the system asks you if you want to lock all sections it has already scheduled. You can select the 'Maintain scheduled sections' checkbox to lock all sections. Use the following instructions to lock specific sections only.

To lock specific sections on the workspace:

On the Workspace tab, you can do the following:

• If you want to lock one course section, select the section and click Details. Select the Is section scheduled checkbox.
• If you want to lock several course sections, select the sections. On the Options menu, click Mass Update. Select the Is section scheduled field and select the Value checkbox to lock the sections (or deselect the checkbox to unlock the sections). Click Update.

Note: If the Is section scheduled field does not appear as a selection here, it may not be enabled for mass update. See Enable Fields for Mass Update.

The system locks the sections. The next time you build, these sections remain on the Workspace tab as they are currently scheduled.

Note: This does not lock student schedules. Only sections are locked on the master schedule (period, term, and room).