Appendix 25 26 26 29 31 32 Changing the Plan Status The Plan Status is used to help the Options Administrator keep track of progress when creating the Options plan. It can be changed from all pages, with the exception of the Home Page. Click the Plan Status drop-down arrow to display the Change Plan Status drop-down list. The available statuses are defined in the following table. Status Definition Design This is the default status and indicates a work in progress. Active Enables students to make their choices. Review Students can no longer make choices but they can view them. Tutors still have read/write access. Locked Only the Options Administrator has read/write access to all areas. All other users have read-only access. This is designed for when the Options Administrator is working on the plan once all choices have been made. When the status is set to Locked, the ability to transfer the plan to SIMS 7 is enabled. Closed The Options plan has been transferred to your school's main SIMS 7 system. The folder colour on the Home Page changes according to the Plan Status. For example, changing the status to Locked changes the folder colour to purple. NOTES: The status can be set to Locked only when student choices have been made. The status cannot be changed to Closed manually; the status changes to Closed automatically when the plan is transferred to SIMS 7.
Appendix 25 26 26 29 31 32 Changing the Plan Status The Plan Status is used to help the Options Administrator keep track of progress when creating the Options plan. It can be changed from all pages, with the exception of the Home Page. Click the Plan Status drop-down arrow to display the Change Plan Status drop-down list. The available statuses are defined in the following table. Status Definition Design This is the default status and indicates a work in progress. Active Enables students to make their choices. Review Students can no longer make choices but they can view them. Tutors still have read/write access. Locked Only the Options Administrator has read/write access to all areas. All other users have read-only access. This is designed for when the Options Administrator is working on the plan once all choices have been made. When the status is set to Locked, the ability to transfer the plan to SIMS 7 is enabled. Closed The Options plan has been transferred to your school's main SIMS 7 system. The folder colour on the Home Page changes according to the Plan Status. For example, changing the status to Locked changes the folder colour to purple. NOTES: The status can be set to Locked only when student choices have been made. The status cannot be changed to Closed manually; the status changes to Closed automatically when the plan is transferred to SIMS 7.
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