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Bulk Reader Updates and Deferred Updates
This facility is available only v1.0.96 onwards.
The Bulk Reader update system allows the creation of 'Deferred Update' packages in order to make major, bulk changes all at the same time. In many ways, this system is a manual version of the facilities provided by the SIMS Importer. The Deferred Update system is not suitable for minor updates to individual readers, or to accomplish updates where it is likely that different changes need to be made to a wide range of individuals - it is designed principally for the modification of large numbers of readers with the same underlying alteration (e.g. a tutor group change).
In order to access the manual [Deferred Updates] system, login in as a managerial user and start the [Readers] manager. If you have permission, then select the [Deferred Updates] icon in the toolbar.
Basic Principles
The Deferred Update system essentially consists of three separate stages:
- Creating a new deferred update package and providing a unique description (e.g. 'Yearly Update 2017 3JS > 4ED')
- Performing a search of the readers to identify the readers that should be altered in this deferred update
- Attaching one or more changes to the deferred update that will be made when the deferred update package is executed.
Creating a Package
Searching for Readers
Attaching Changes
Saving the Deferred Update Package
Executing the Deferred Update Package
