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Modules > Options > Options Reports > Timetable Patterns > Block Pattern Design > View Details

For both automatic and manual pattern generation, enhancements have been made to improve the balancing of blocks:

• The process will aim, as a minimum, to generate an appropriate number of classes for each block to ensure all students can be allocated to a class without exceeding the maximum class limit. 

Note: In certain circumstances the system will allow a tolerance of 10% +1 for class assignments.

• For example, 100 students selecting 3 subjects in 3 blocks with a class size of 20 min and 30 max. The system will aim to generate between 4 and 5 classes to allow students to be assigned, according to the distribution of student choices.

• Balance the distribution of student gender allocated to classes for a subject, where multiple classes exist, but not to the detriment of the assignment of the students if this improves the overall satisfaction rate. 
• For example, a subject has 60 students across 2 classes, of which 40 are girls and 20 boys, the target = 20 girls and 10 boys in each class.

Modules > Options > Options Reports > Timetable Patterns > Block Pattern Design > View Details

When viewing an individual pattern, a new button Pupil Review has been added to the View Timetable Patterns popup. Clicking on this button will open the new Pupil Review page.

In the Pupil Review page, users can see class assignment by block for each student, where they can:

• Assign Subjects to Blocks by clicking on the pencil icon.
• Lock the class (Shuffle ignores locked classes).
• Remove a class.
• Export the grid to Excel.