Arbor - New Academic Year and Timetabler

[CP2024]

Morning everyone,

 

I wonder if anyone can advise me, we are using timetabler for the first time this year (along with Arbor). I wanted to get started on populating our students and their classes for the next academic year as all the blocks/classes are built in Timetabler, the only thing we still need to do is finalise teaching staff and rooms.

 

Can anyone let me know if we can import what we have so far from timetabler into Arbor and then import again at a later date when the teachers etc are in ?

 

We previously used Nova and Sims and were able to do this.

 

Just I am sat here with my students and classes ready to go, but am thinking I am going to have to wait until our timetable is completely finalised, which isn't until July and then this doesn't give me much time.

 

Many thanks

[sefton]

You can do that. There was webinar with Arbor and Timetabler last year, I've put the link below.

 

https://www.loom.com/share/9940d7516c794a76873b5807e330db1a?sid=a0ac23bb-cd00-4369-9cbe-170420c7be7e

Edited June 13, 2024 by sefton

[CP2024]

Thank you for this, I asked Arbor as well with reference to this, as all their help guides are saying we can only import one timetable. They confirmed we can only import one, otherwise if we import a second one it will create duplicates of everything ?

 

I only want to import classes for now to let me get on with timetabling students, these classes will not be changing. I then want to import again when the teachers and classes are 100% confirmed.

[AlistairB1983]

Thank you for this, I asked Arbor as well with reference to this, as all their help guides are saying we can only import one timetable. They confirmed we can only import one, otherwise if we import a second one it will create duplicates of everything ?

I only want to import classes for now to let me get on with timetabling students, these classes will not be changing. I then want to import again when the teachers and classes are 100% confirmed.

 

One of the pages in their Help section details importing a second (or more) timetable and what steps to take to ensure there's no duplication:

Importing a timetable from TimeTabler – Arbor Help Centre (arbor-education.com) (about half-way down, 'Tips to prevent duplicates').

 

This would suggest that, in and of itself, importing a second timetable doesn't cause duplicates - just it can do if things are inconsistent.