Build the Master Schedule Introduction

After you define all of the parameters and constraints outlined in the section Prepare to Build the Master Schedule, proceed by building the master schedule. When you build the master schedule, do the following:

• Validate the data you entered. For more information, see Validate Build Scenarios.
• Begin the build. For more information, see Build the Master Schedule Overview.
• Fix any issues the system finds when building the schedule. If the system stops the build, see When the System Stops the Build.
• Optimize the built schedule.
• Load students into the master schedule.
• Commit the master schedule for the next school year.

You can follow these steps several times to create the best possible master schedule. For example, you might build the schedule and realize you need to add some course sections. After adding the sections, rebuild the schedule. Then, you may find that you need to define a Teacher Part-time constraint, which restricts when the system can schedule a course to which a particular teacher is assigned. Add the constraint and build the schedule again.

You will most likely build the master schedule several times before committing it for the next school year. To ensure that your student schedules are complete, see Checklist to Know Your Student Schedules are Complete.

Complete the appropriate steps in Prepare to Build the Master Schedule before proceeding. There are five main steps you must complete in the following order when building the master schedule:

• Validate Build Scenarios
• Build the Master Schedule
• Load Constraints
• Load Students
• Commit the Master Schedule