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Product Capability |
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Astra Schedule |
TPHi |
Schedule25™ / Resource25 |
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Company
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Comquip, Inc. |
Comquip, Inc. |
Ad Astra |
Infosilem |
CollegeNet |
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Type
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Decision Support |
Decision Support |
Database |
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Mainframe |
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Technology
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Client/Server |
Client/Server |
Web |
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Batch |
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Development Background
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Group RFP |
User RFP |
Facility Mgt |
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Automated room scheduling |
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Room attributes
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Attribute levels and quantities
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Course Requirements
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Instructor Requirements
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Requirement Levels
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Multiple Overlapping Sessions
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Time Tabling
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Conflict checking
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Unavailable times
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"What-if" analysis
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Step-by-step scheduling
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Allow scheduling flag
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Room Priorities
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Multi-level rooms
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Room zones
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Schedule append
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x |
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Reschedule
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x |
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Room department assignments
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x |
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Schedule options
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x |
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Time groups
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x |
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Restrict Location
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x |
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User Defined Room Types
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x |
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Cross Listed Courses
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x |
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Block courses
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Optimal fit on seating
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Course seating requirement
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x |
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Heating and Cooling Zones
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Instructor Scheduling |
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Conflict checking
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Availability
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x |
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Course Options
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Section assignments
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Max load
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Load leveling
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x |
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Room Preferences
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Time Preferences
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Back-to-back courses
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Same Room
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Multiple Instructors
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Contact hour reporting
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Add / delete
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Student Scheduling |
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Curriculum Courses
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Curriculum demand forecasts
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Groups
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Sub-classes
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Section creation
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Section assignments
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Priorities
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Conflict checking
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PDF reports
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Student rosters
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Schedule reports with contact hours
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Unscheduled reports
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Clinical Rotation Scheduling |
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Rotation assignment
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Preemptions
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Preemption limits
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Pre-requisites
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Co-permits
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Event schedule
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Exam Scheduling |
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Exam time blocks
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Exam period
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Exam rooms
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Exam sections
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Same times for sections
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Consolidate sections
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Different room
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Mapping method
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Minimize multiple exams method
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Event Scheduling |
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Integrated with Course Scheduling
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Auto Conflict checking
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Copy / paste events
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Ad hoc courses
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Web Requests
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Email Confirmation
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Web Query
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Accounting and Billing
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Price quote
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Set-up and Take-down times
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Stock Resources
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Multiple rooms
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Notes
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Approvals
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Event types
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View events by organization
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Resource Scheduling |
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Reserve resources for events
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Schedule Grids |
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Term / Sub-term
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Week
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Day
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Month
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Custom Filters
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Auto-populate course events
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Conflict checking
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Room view
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Instructor View
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Course view
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Student view
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Overlay schedules
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View multiple overlapping sessions
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Drag and drop new events
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Drag to reschedule
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Bulk print
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Scroll weeks
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Expand time range control
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Compress view
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Event Properties Screen
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Reports |
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Conflict reports
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Activity reports
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x |
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Seating capacity utilization reports
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Time utilization reports
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Schedule reports
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Unscheduled reports
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x |
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School logos
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Utilities |
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Bulk import / export utilities
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Text edit screens
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Copy templates
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Backup and restore templates
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Delete templates
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Data Pipeline
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Data Transfer
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Usability |
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Save last screen values
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x |
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Favorites
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Remember password
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x |
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Supports decentralized scheduling
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Query builder
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Utilization graphs
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Academic calendar
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FTP updates
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Web updates
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To Do's
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Configure Features
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Administrative System Interface Module |
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Two-way
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SQL and ODBC compliant
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x |
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Auto-detect cross listed courses
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Auto-assign students based on curriculum
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Auto-create time blocks
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Update or Full Import options
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Transaction based
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System |
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SQL Server
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Oracle
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Access
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x |
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Paradox
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x |
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Microsoft® Windows
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x |
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Email integration
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x |
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Web integration
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x |
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Borland
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Microsoft
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x |
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Security |
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