Activity/Facility Scheduling : General setup : Define pod preferences : Add pod preferences
 
Add pod preferences
 
To add pod preferences:
1. Go to SysManager > Activities > Lesson Lists > Pod Preferences. The Pod Preferences dialog is displayed.
2. Click the New button and the Pod Preferences edit dialog is displayed.
3. Enter a twenty five-character-or-less Description of this Pod Preference that represents the preference in the pod preferences list.
4. Select the data type for this Pod Preference from the drop-down list.
 
 
Data Type
Abbreviation in dropdown
Description
Character
C
A string of characters that can include any character that can be typed from the keyboard.
Numeric
N
Decimal or integer.
Logical
L
True or False.
Date
D
A month-day-year date.
DateTime
T
A date and a time.
 
Note: If a preference is set to Logical, the next two fields are inactive because a Logical is always entered as T/F and is always compared using Equal To.
 
5. Enter a format string that governs how this preference is displayed and entered in the Template field. Available formatting characters are:
 
Character
Use
X
Any character can be used.
9
Digits and signs, such as minus (-) can be entered.
#
Digits, blanks and signs can be entered.
$
Displays the currency symbol.
$$
Displays a floating currency symbol that is always adjacent to the digits.
*
Display asterisks to the left of the value.
.
Specifies the decimal point position.
,
Commas can be included to separate digits to the left of the decimal point.
!
Force alphabet characters to uppercase. Use with character data only.
^
Displays numeric data using scientific notation.
A
Allows alphabetic characters only (no spaces or punctuation marks).
D
Uses the current date format in Windows.
E
Display date values as British dates.
K
Selects all the text when the control gets the focus.
L
Displays leading zeros (instead of spaces) in the text box.
T
Trims leading and trailing blanks from the input field.
YS
Displays Date values in a short date format determined by the Windows Control Panel short date setting.
YL
Displays Date values in a long date format determined by the Windows Control Panel long date setting.
 
6. Select the default relationship that exists between the Pod Preference and the guest preference in the dropdown box.
 
Note: This comparison operator is highlighted by default at the salespoint when entering Pod Preferences. It can be changed at the salespoint. The possible choices are shown in the following table:
 
Comparison operator
Description
Equal
Equal in a string comparison would mean anything that starts with the entered string. For example, YEA would find YEAGER and YEARLY.
At Least
The entry must be at least this value or more.
Greater Than
The entry must be greater than this value.
Exactly Equal
The entry must be exactly equal to this value. For example, YEA would find only YEA.
Less Than
The entry must be less than this value.
Not More Than
The entry cannot be more than this value.
 
7. Click the Save button.
Example:
A Pod Preference for a particular pod might be that it has an outdoor play area. Therefore, a Pod Preference can be created with a Description of Outdoor Play Area, which would be a Logical type (either there is one or there isn’t one). The default comparison operator would be Equal To, because when this preference is requested, each pod either has an outdoor play area or it doesn’t. With no Template, the format for a Logical would default to T/F.