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Modules > Options > Options Setup

In step 3 Subject Configuration of the Options Setup wizard, a new editable Weighting column has been added where users can match the weight of a subject to the number choices that it represents. E.g. a user can increase the weight from 1 to 2 for a subject that will be counted as two choices.

Simply double click on the Weighting number and enter the new number between 1 and 5. Users can tab to the next row to edit more than one Weighting however they must remember to Save & Close in Step 3 or move to the next step which will automatically save the previous steps.

Weighted Subjects behaviour: 

• In Options  > Options Setup > Step 5 Setup Rules - rules will treat subjects with an 'x' Weighting as 'x' choices.

• In Options > Timetable Patterns > Timetable Patterns Settings > Step 1 General Settings - the user will see a warning popup if the Number of Blocks is less than the subject weighting requirement. 

• In Options > Timetable Patterns > Timetable Patterns Settings > Step 3 Group Settings per Subject - subjects will be identified with a blue weighting badge where the number in the badge is equal to the weight.

• In Options > Timetable Patterns > View Patterns > View Details > Block Review/Subject Information tabs - subjects will be identified with a blue weighting badge where the number in the badge is equal to the weight.

• In Options > Clash table - subjects with a weighting > 1 will be displayed once, and students will only be counted once.

• In Options > Timetable Patterns - once the pattern has been generated a subject weighted > 1 will behave in the following way:
• Subject Information tab - subject is displayed only once but will be treated as a cross block subject. Example: subject PE Weight = 2, Block A and Block B subject class name will be for example 10ABPE1. This will then appear in both Blocks automatically when assigned (linked copy).
• Where more Blocks are present than are required for a weighted subject > 1, when allocating manually to a Block a copy will automatically be added to an adjacent block e.g. the user will then be able to move them manually between the blocks but not to have both instances of the class in the same block. 
• The process for assigning a student to a subject with weighting > 1, the student will be assigned automatically to all instances of the subject class. If removing, the student will be removed from all instances.  Note: A student cannot already have been assigned to a block where the instance of the weighted subject is present as the student may only appear in the block once.

• In Options > Review Pupil Choices - users will not be able to Validate student choices if rules have been broken for weighted subjects.