ATE (Import/export jobs)

Name

Value

Description

PrimarySisProviderName

Oracle, MSSQL, ODBC ,etc

Database type of the SIS

ATEAstraEndPointDB

MsSql or Oracle

Astra Database Type

PrimarySisType

Banner, Peoplesoft, etc

Type of SIS

PrimarySisConnectionString

Connection string

Connection string to SIS database when applicable

SisUserName

user name

User name for the connection to the SIS.

SisPassword

password

Password for the connection to the SIS.

CrosslistEnrollmentOption

Maximum or Summation

Dictates cross-list max enrollment behavior.  The system either uses the largest of the existing values in the group (Maximum) or combines the values of the group (Summation).

EventExportXslParms

Event XSL Params (Signage)

TextSectionImportMapFile

Path to file.

Path on app server including name of text section import map file.

MaxATEBatchJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for batch job to run.

MaxATERealtimeJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for real time job to run.

MaxATEOnDemandJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for on demand job to run.

MaxDifferencerJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for real time job to run.

DeleteCanceledSections

true/false

If true, canceled sections are not imported, and existing sections are deleted.

If false, nothing is done with them.

The default value is true

NOTE:  This setting takes precedence over the ‘import’ option for the IncompleteSectionsImportPolicy.  Any imported Section that is incomplete AND canceled will be deleted.

DeleteAstraSectionsNotInImportSet

true/false

Dictates whether or not sections in Astra Schedule should be deleted if not included in the imported data.

NOTE:  Sections that are "skipped" based on the Incomplete Sections setting are not considered missing from the import and therefore are not subject to deletion.

The default value is true.

DeleteAstraMeetingsNotInImportSet

true/false

Dictates whether or not section meetings in Astra Schedule should be deleted if not included in the imported data.

NOTE:  Section meetings that are "skipped" based on the Incomplete Section Meetings setting are not considered missing from the import and therefore are not subject to deletion.

The default value is true.

DoNotImportRoomAssignment

true/false

If true, SIS room assignments will be ignored on imports.  New Sections will be created with no room assignments.

The default value for this setting will be false.

DropRoomAssignmentOnMeetingPatternChange

true/false

If true, Astra will drop room assignments during import for any existing Section with a changed meeting pattern.

The default value for this setting will be false.

AteDoNotDeleteCacheFiles

true/false

This setting is used to prevent ATE from deleting cache files associated with ATE jobs when a job completes.  This can be helpful in circumstances where a job completes without error but investigation into another issue is still desired.

The default value is false - to delete cache files on successful import.

DoNotOverwriteAstraRoomAssignments

true/false

Prevents the import process from overwriting room assignments on existing, matching sections if the room assignments were modified in Astra Schedule.  This will prevent scheduling work from being overwritten if the room assignments have not yet been exported back to the SIS.

The default value is "true".

If the setting is not otherwise configured in system settings, the spoke will behave as if it were set to "true", meaning that modified room assignments will be preserved during imports.

IncompleteSectionsImportPolicy

(An incomplete Section is any Section that:

(1)        Has no meetings

OR

(2)        Comprises only Incomplete Meetings

CAUTION:  A Section that is incomplete in the SIS will not be considered incomplete in Astra if the Section has one or more complete SectionMeetings in Astra that do not exist in the SIS (Astra-only complete meetings))

Import, Delete, or Skip

Import = Incomplete Sections in the SIS will be included in the import set and imported as-is.

Delete = Incomplete Sections in the SIS will be deleted from Astra, IF AND ONLY IF the Section is also considered incomplete in Astra AND that Section contains no incomplete Section Meetings protected by the IncompleteSectionMeetingsImportPolicy = ‘import’ setting.

Astra-only Sections (those with no SisKey) or those with an Astra-only Section Meeting are never considered for delete.

(The test to determine Section completeness occurs after the processing of DeleteCanceledSections, DeleteSectionsNotInImportSet,

DeleteSectionMeetingsNotInImportSet, and the deletion of any incomplete SectionMeetings.)

Skip = The incomplete Section will be ignored as if it didn’t exist in the SIS.

If the Section already exists in Astra, it will not be updated.

If the Section does not exist in Astra, it will not be imported.

IncompleteSectionMeetingsImportPolicy

(An incomplete SectionMeeting is any SectionMeeting that:

(1)        Has no Start Time

OR

(2)        Has no End Time

OR

(3)        Has no DaysMetPattern

NOTE: StartDate and EndDate are required values for SectionMeetings and therefore are not considered when determining Incompleteness.)

Import, Delete, or Skip

Import = Incomplete Section Meetings in the SIS will be included in the import set and imported as-is.

Delete = Incomplete Section Meetings in the SIS will be deleted from Astra, if they exist.

Skip = The incomplete Section/Meeting will be ignored as if it didn’t exist in the SIS.

If the Section Meeting already exists in Astra, it will not be updated.

If the Section Meeting does not exist in Astra, it will not be imported.

SectionEnrollmentPolicy

UseSection,

UseSectionMeeting, or

AsImported

Added in 7.5.13.  Specifies how enrollment values are imported from the SIS.

UseSection = The enrollment values in the SIS for the section should be set on all meetings for the section in Astra Schedule.

UseSectionMeeting = The largest value across all of a section's meetings is used for the section.

AsImported = The values for the section and meetings are used as imported.

A. SysIsMultiInstitution

B. SysInstitutionId

A. true or false

B. Institution id that should be used in the multi-institution import spoke queries

The PeopleSoft section import spoke supports either single or multi-institution modes.  This system setting determines whether it operates as single or multi-institution.

The installation/upgrade utility includes a check box on the PeopleSoft connection settings screen that asks if the PeopleSoft data is single or multi-institution, and updates this system setting automatically.  If the institution has multi-institution data, they will also need to add a system setting with their institution ID.

ImportSisDeliveryMethods

true/false

For Ellucian Banner:

This setting determines whether or not Delivery Methods are being imported along with sections.

If true, then the spoke will map a delivery method SISKey (CourseDeliveryMethods.SisKey) from the SIS.

If false, then it is not imported and defaults to "Standard".

The default value is false.

Security

Name

Value

Description

security.sso.option

CWL, CAS, or Disabled. Default = Disabled

Single Sign-on option. 

security.sso.authenticationURL

URL

No default value.

URL for the authentication service to use if single sign on is enabled. 

ShowLogoutLink

true/false

Used to hide the logout link on header of the master pages.  If this system setting is missing, the default behavior is to show the link.

Most institutions that do not use single sign-on will not need this setting.  Certain institutions may need this if they need to open the application in a new browser window from their portal after the user logs in via single sign on.

Workflow

Name

Value

Description

WorkflowStartTime

Minutes from midnight.

Default = 240

Time of day to start processing workflows in the background.  This will be used to support time based workflow actions. 

WorkflowEndTime

Minutes from midnight.

Default = 1438

Time of day to stop processing workflows in the background.  This will be used to support time based workflow actions. 

WorkflowInterval

Default = 6

Interval in hours to process workflows in the background.  This will be used to support time based workflow actions. 

WorkflowLogLevel

INFO, WARN, ERROR, DEBUG, ALL Default = INFO

Logging level for workflow. 

Messaging

Name

Value

Description

notification.delay.option

Added in 7.3

Prevents multiple email notifications from being sent if the user saves an event multiple times in a short period of time.  Notification records are not processed until they are older than the number of seconds specified in the parameter.  If the setting is missing, it defaults to 90 seconds.  New installs and the upgrade to 7.4.3 set it to 30 seconds.

MaxReportsJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for report subscription job to run.

MaxNotificationJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for notification job to run.

Task Agent

Name

Value

Description

TaskAgentScannerEnabled

true/false

Conditionally turn on the Task Agent Scanner.  Default is false

Sectioning

Name

Value

Description

MaxSectioningSplitJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for sectioning split job to run.

MaxSectioningPackJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for sectioning pack job to run.

MaxRoomOptimizerInitiateJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for optimizer initiate job to run.

MaxRoomOptimizerPackJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for optimizer pack job to run.

MaxRoomOptimizerBothJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for both jobs to run.

Timetabling

Name

Value

Description

MaxTimetablingJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for timetabling  job to run.

MaxTimetablingInitiateJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for timetabling initiate job to run.

MaxTimetablingPackJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for timetabling pack job to run.

MaxTimetablingBothJobRunMinutes

Numeric in minutes.

Max time in minutes for both jobs to run.

ATE Degree Audit/Platinum

Name

Value

Description

DAUserName

Username value

User name for the connection to the Degree Audit System Database.

DAPassword

Password value

Password for the connection to the Degree Audit System Database.

PrimaryDAConnectionString

Connection string

Connection string for the connection to the Degree Audit System Database.

ExternalDegreeAudit

Use 1 for true, 0 for false,  default is 0

Use an external degree audit system like DARS or Degreeworks.

ATE Degree Audit/Platinum

Numeric for position.

End position in course record string for course number.

IsDarsUAchieve

true or false

Indicates that degree audit system is UAchieve (new version of DARS).

DARSCourseAttributeStart

Numeric for position.

Start position of the Course Attribute.

Only for DARS degree audit.

The DARS course information is in one field so it has to be parsed into subject code, course number, and course attributes.  Since this is configurable in size and order we need to know the start and end of each part within the string.

DARSCourseAttributeEnd

Numeric for position.

End position of the Course Attribute.

Only for DARS degree audit.

The DARS course information is in one field so it has to be parsed into subject code, course number, and course attributes.  Since this is configurable in size and order we need to know the start and end of each part within the string.

DARSSubjectStart

Numeric for position.

Start position in course record string for subject.

Only for DARS degree audit.

The DARS course information is in one field so it has to be parsed into subject code, course number, and course attributes.  Since this is configurable in size and order we need to know the start and end of each part within the string.

DARSSubjectEnd

Numeric for position.

End position in course record string for subject.

Only for DARS degree audit.

The DARS course information is in one field so it has to be parsed into subject code, course number, and course attributes.  Since this is configurable in size and order we need to know the start and end of each part within the string.

DARSCourseEnd

Numeric for position.

End position in course record string for course.

Only for DARS degree audit.

The DARS course information is in one field so it has to be parsed into subject code, course number, and course attributes.  Since this is configurable in size and order we need to know the start and end of each part within the string.

DARSCourseStart

Numeric for position.

Start position in course record string for course number.

Only for DARS degree audit.

The DARS course information is in one field so it has to be parsed into subject code, course number, and course attributes.  Since this is configurable in size and order we need to know the start and end of each part within the string.

DegreeWorksDegreeSource

Degree or Program

Defines the source data point for degrees.

MultipleAreasGroupedByCatalogVersion

True or False

Specifies whether multiple areas are grouped by catalog version for rule import.

StudentLoadUseLevel

Use 1 for True, 0 for false, default to 1.  Good for 7.4 and 7.5 will not be needed in 7.6.

Use the Student Level in determining the Credit Load in Program Analysis.

StudentLoadUseType

Use 1 for True, 0 for false, default to 1.  Good for 7.4 and 7.5 will not be needed in 7.6.

Use the Student Type in determining the Credit Load in Program Analysis.

StudentLoadUseStatus

Use 1 for True, 0 for false, default to 1.  Good for 7.4 and 7.5 will not be needed in 7.6.

Use the Student Status in determining the Credit Load in Program Analysis.

StudentLoadUseFullTimeFlag

Use 1 for True, 0 for false, default to 1.  Good for 7.4 and 7.5 will not be needed in 7.6.

Use the Part Time/Full Time in determining the Credit Load in Program Analysis.

LargeListRatioCutoff

Defaults to 0.01

A ratio based on the number of rule conditions divided by the possible number of conditions.  Ratios over this value are tagged as a large list rule and excluded as statistically insignificant.

Example:  1 out of 125 would be 0.008

DefaultSectionEnrollment

Numeric

An enrollment value used in the calculation of seats needed if neither average analysis term seats nor average historical term seats are available. If no system setting is entered, it defaults to 15.

DefaultProgramCredits

Defaults to 120

Number of Credits to complete a program version when none is provided in an import.

AnalysisDefaultCampus

Campus SisKey

Default Campus for program analysis.  This value is used in program analysis when I student has not been assigned a home campus in the import process.

CheckCampusInAnalysisLikeTermCourseList

true/false

Default is true.

If set to true, the list of courses that are allowed in the predictive demand calculation will be campus specific.

If set to false, the course list can be cross-campus for students.

Other

Name

Value

Description

LocalTimeZone

The value of LocalTimeZone should be a value from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones in the Windows registry on the web server.  For US customers, this will typically be "Eastern Standard Time", "Central Standard Time", "Mountain Standard Time" or "Pacific Standard Time".

This value is loaded at application startup so modifying this will require bouncing the application.

Added in 7.5.12

Optional

Specifies the local time zone for the institution.  When this system setting is present, the offset between the time zone for this system setting and the time zone on the web server is calculated and this offset is used when generating vCal responses.  This setting should only be needed for Astra Schedule clients installed in the cloud.