Rules Processor

Date: May 11-12, 1999

Instructor: Diana Starr

Repeats taught by Rich Hinz

Description:

This course focuses on how to create rules to customize processes in Colleague to enhance processes such as admissions, registration, financial aid and billing. Particular attention is given to how data elements are assessed in a rule definition and compared to values in your database to determine a true/false statement.

Purpose:

Specifically, this class provides:

• An overview of where rules are used
• An introduction to the structure of rules
• A discussion on using primary file views and the Envision Run-time Central Data Dictionary
• A review of database structure, return links, pointers and co-files
• Tools for testing and debugging rules

Audience:

• Computer center and project management staff responsible for managing and implementing the Colleague product

Prerequisites:

• Completion of the Envision Terms and Concepts computer-based tutorial (if you use the character-based interface) or familiarity with the Guide to Colleague Interfaces (if you use one of the graphical user interfaces)
• Completion of the Student System computer-based tutorial
• Review of the Implementation Approach Document
• Colleague Database training
• Attendance of at least one Colleague module class
• Fundamentals of Data Retrieval is strongly recommended

Course Length:

Two days - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.