What's new on Bromcom

3. No. of Classes displays the total number of classes in the first period of each block.

• Simple Blocks: E.g.  If there are C1, C2, and C3, the value will be 3.

• Linear Blocks: E.g. If there are C1, C2, and C3, the value will be 3.

• Option Blocks: E.g. The value is the sum of the classes (3 + 1 + 5), so the value shown will be 9.

• Complex Blocks: E.g. If there are C1, C2, C3 and C4, the value will be 4.

• Double and Linked Sessions: Do not affect how the number of classes is calculated.
• Cross Band Blocks: Does not affect the class count.
• Link Blocks: Each block will show its own class count. The counts will not be combined across Link Blocks. Curriculum Plan > Blocks Three-Dot Menu > Link Blocks

New Priority Order

A new Priority Order section provides the ability to sort the priority order of how blocks are scheduled in the Auto Schedule process and the order is reflected in the table .

• The default priority order is Block Type, No. of Classes, Year Group, Cross Band. The columns will appear in the table in this order. 
• Users can change the order by dragging and dropping items within the Priority Order section. The order of the columns in the table will update.
• Click any item to open its dropdown list and, if needed, reorder the values inside that list (Block Type, Year Group and Cross Band only).
• Clicking Reset to Default restores this order, including the default sorting within each dropdown.
• Default sorting rules:
• Block Type: Sorted by Option, Simple, Complex, Linear
• No. of Classes: Sorted in descending order.
• Year Group: Sorted in descending numerical order, then by descending alphabetical order.
• Cross Band: Rows with Yes appear before rows with No.
• When two or more blocks are identical across all the above criteria, they must be sorted by the Block Name in alphabetical order.
• The Order column shows the positioning of the schedule order.