PRDW0400 - Precedents (Landing Page)

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Overview

This is the Precedents 'landing' page - a gateway to creating and reviewing Advanced Standing and Course Entry Precedents.

From this page you can:

You can create the following types of Precedents:

A Precedent is created by linking two items (for example, an internal curriculum item to a related curriculum item). The following categories of Precedents are available:

To use this functionality, it is expected that you are an administrator who is authorised to create Precedents.

If searching for an existing Precedent, you can perform the following actions from the Search Results page:

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Page Navigation

The Precedents (Landing) page (PRDW0400) is accessed directly from the main menu.

Navigation to and from the page is shown below.

page navigation Landing page Search Results page

Figure 1: Page navigation for Precedents.
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Advanced Security Functions

The following Security functions apply to the Precedent pages:

If a system user is assigned both the PRD-VIEW and PRD-DELETE Advanced Security functions, then PRD-VIEW overrides the PRD-DELETE function and the user can only view Precedents and cannot delete them.

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Field Descriptions - Landing Page

The following table describes each field on the Precedents landing page.

These fields are optional and can be used to enter specific search criteria to find an existing Precedent.
Enter a value in one or more fields, then click the Search button to view a list of records on the Search and Results page. Alternatively to view a list of all Precedents, leave these fields blank and click the Search button.

Field Title: Description:
Precedent ID

Enter the required Precedent ID number. This must be the exact ID number to return a result.

The Precedent ID is a unique number automatically generated when the Precedent is created on the New Precedent page (i.e. at the General Details workflow step).

Table value:
PRECEDENT.PRECEDENT_ID

Internal Curriculum Item

Enter the full or partial value of the title and/or code of the Internal Course, Internal Unit (To), Course Type Group or Admission Band(s) belonging to the required Precedent.

The list of search results will vary depending on whether this field is used on its own, or in conjunction with one or more of the other fields on this page.

For Table values, see 'Field Descriptions for the Search Results Page', below.

Related Curriculum Item

Enter the full or partial title and/or code of the internal course, External Course, External Unit, Internal Unit (From), or Admission Band(s) belonging to the required Precedent.

The list of search results will vary depending on whether this field is used on its own or in conjunction with one or more of the other fields on this page.

For Table values, see 'Field Descriptions for the Search Results Page', below.

Precedent Type

Select an institution-defined Precedent Type from the drop-down selector on this field.
These are Precedent Types defined in PRDW0010 and mapped to one of the following System Precedent Types:

  • ADVANCED STANDING
  • ADMISSIONS
  • PREREQUISITE

Table value:
PRECEDENT.PRECEDENT_TYPE

External Institution

Select an external institution from the list of values on this field to search for a Precedent with an associated curriculum item owned by the selected external institution.

This field is only valid for Precedents of the following Precedent Categories:

  • External Course to Internal Course
  • External Course to Course Type Group
  • External Unit to Internal Unit
  • External Course to Admission Band

Table value:
INSTITUTION.NAME || COUNTRY_CD.DESCRIPTION

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Field Descriptions - Search Results Page

Search Results List

The following table describes each column in the Search Results table. All values are display-only.

Click the Expand icon (>) next to the Precedent ID to view additional details.

Field Title: Description:
Precedent ID

Precedent ID number. This is a unique number automatically generated when the Precedent is created on the New Precedent page.

Click the required Precedent ID to open the Precedent at the Summary Overview step from where you can view or modify the Precedent.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.PRECEDENT_ID

Precedent Category

The Precedent Category of the Precedent. Possible values are:

  • External Course to Internal Course
  • Internal Course to Internal Course
  • External Course to Course Type Group
  • External Unit to Internal Unit
  • Internal Unit to Internal Unit
  • Admission Band to Internal Course
  • External Course to Admission Band

For more information, see the General Details Step (PRDW0410) Help page.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.PRECEDENT_CAT
EXTERNAL_COURSE_TO_INTERNAL_COURSE
INTERNAL_COURSE_TO_INTERNAL_COURSE
EXTERNAL_COURSE_TO_COURSE_GROUP_TYPE
EXTERNAL_UNIT_TO_INTERNAL_UNIT
INTERNAL_UNIT_TO_INTERNAL_UNIT
ADMISSION_BAND_TO_INTERNAL_COURSE
EXTERNAL_COURSE_TO_ADMISSION_BAND

Internal Curriculum Item

The internal curriculum item, for example, an internal course, internal unit, course type group, or Admission Band.

This field is a dynamic field. The values displayed here depend on the Precedent Category value, for example:

  • If the Precedent Category is 'External Course to Internal Course', 'Internal Course to Internal Course', or 'Admission Band to Internal Course', then an internal course is displayed in this field.
  • If the Precedent Category is 'External Course to Course Type Group', then a Course Type Group is displayed in this field.
  • If the Precedent Category is 'External Unit to Internal Unit' or 'Internal Unit to Internal Unit', then an internal unit is displayed in this field.
  • If the Precedent Category is 'External Course to Admission Band', then Admission Bands are displayed in this field.

Table values:
(For 'External Course to Internal Course' or 'Internal Course to Internal Course'): COURSE_VERSION.COURSE_CD || COURSE_VERSION.VERSION_NUMBER || COURSE_VERSION.TITLE
(For Admission Band to Internal Course): <PRECEDENT.COURSE_CD>.<PRECEDENT.CRV_VERSION_NUMBER>
(For External Course to Admission Band): <PRECEDENT_ADM_BAND_VAL.ADMISSION_BAND_CD> AND <PRECEDENT_ADM_BAND_VAL.ADMISSION_BAND_VALUE>
(For External Course to Course Type Group): COURSE_TYPE_GROUP.COURSE_TYPE_GROUP_CD || COURSE_TYPE_GROUP.DESCRIPTION
(For External Unit to Internal Unit): UNIT_VERSION.UNIT_CD || UNIT_VERSION_NUMBER || UNIT_VERSION.TITLE
(For 'Internal Unit to Internal Unit):<PRECEDENT.UNIT_CD>.<PRECEDENT.UV_VERSION_NUMBER>

Related Curriculum Item

The related curriculum item, for example, an internal or external course, internal or external unit, or Admission Band.

This field is a dynamic field. The values displayed here depend on the Precedent Category value, for example:

  • If the Precedent Category is 'Internal Course to Internal Course', then internal courses are displayed in this field.
  • If the Precedent Category is 'Internal Unit to Internal Unit', then Internal Units are displayed in this field.
  • If the Precedent Category is 'External Course to Internal Course', 'External Course to Course Type Group', or 'External Course to Admission Band', then external courses are displayed in this field.
  • If the Precedent Category is 'External Unit to Internal Unit', then an external unit is displayed in this field.
  • If the Precedent Category is 'Admission Band to Internal Course', then Admission Bands are displayed in this field.

Table values:
(For 'External Course to Internal Course' or 'Internal Course to Internal Course'): COURSE_VERSION.COURSE_CD || COURSE_VERSION.VERSION_NUMBER || COURSE_VERSION.TITLE
(For External Course to Course Type Group): EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE_CD || EXTERNAL_COURSE.VERSION_NUMBER || EXTERNAL_COURSE.TITLE
(For External Course to Admission Band):
<EXTERNAL_COURSE.COURSE.CD>.<EXTERNAL-COURSE.TITLE> for the PRECEDENT.EXTERNAL_COURSE_ID
(For Admission Band to Internal Course): <PRECEDENT_ADMISSION_BAND.AQF_LEVEL_CD> AND <PRECEDENT_ADMISSION_BAND.ADMISISON_BAND_CD>
(For External Unit to Internal Unit): EXTERNAL_UNIT.EXTERNAL_UNIT_CD || EXTERNAL_UNIT.VERSION_NUMBER || EXTERNAL_UNIT.TITLE
(For Internal Unit to Internal Unit): <PRECEDENT.UNIT_CD>.<PRECEDENT.UV_VERSION_NUMBER>

Precedent Type

The institution-defined Precedent Type.

For more information, see the General Details Step (PRDW0410) Help page.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.PRECEDENT_TYPE

Precedent Status

The institution-defined status that is mapped to a System Status of DRAFT, ACTIVE, REVIEW, REJECTED or CLOSED.

For more information, see the Summary Overview Step (PRDW0410) Help page.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.PRECEDENT_STATUS

Publish

Indicates if the Precedent is able to be published or not.

  • 'Y' indicates the Precedent is able to be published on the institution's website for public viewing.
  • 'N' indicates the Precedent is not able to be published.

For more information, see the Summary Overview Step (PRDW0410) Help page.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.PUBLISH_IND

   
Expanded Details The following information is displayed when you click the Expand icon (>) next to a Precedent ID.
External Institution

The external institution to which an associated curriculum item belongs. Only displayed when the Precedent Category is:

  • External Course to Internal Course,
  • External Course to Course Type Group,
  • External Unit to Internal Unit,
  • Admission Band to Internal Course, or
  • External Course to Admission Band.

Table value:
INSTITUTION.NAME || COUNTRY_CD.DESCRIPTION

Owning Org. Unit

The Organisational Unit to which the Precedent belongs.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.OWNING_ORG_UNIT_CD

Validity Period Start Date

The Validity Period Start Date of the Precedent.

For more information, see the General Details (PRDW0410) Help page.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.VALIDITY_PERIOD_START_DT

Validity Period End Date

The Validity Period End Date of the Precedent.

For more information, see the General Details Step (PRDW0410) Help page.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.VALIDITY_PERIOD_END_DT

Next Review Date

The Precedent's Next Review Date.

For more information, see the General Details Step (PRDW0410) Help page.

Table value:
PRECEDENT.NEXT_REVIEW_DT

Advanced Search Fields

The following table describes each field in the Advanced Search section at the top of the Search Results page. These fields are used to perform a more refined search on the displayed list of records.

Field Title: Description:
Precedent ID

Select an operator from the field Selector, then enter all or part of the Precedent ID number in the adjacent field.

Precedent Category

Select an operator from the field Selector, then select a Precedent Category from the Selector in the adjacent field.

Internal Curriculum Item

Select an operator from the field Selector, then enter all or part of the Internal Curriculum Item(s) title in the adjacent field. Possible items for this field are:

  • Internal Course
  • Course Type Group
  • Internal Unit
  • Admission Band
Related Curriculum Item

Select an operator from the field Selector, then enter all or part of the related Curriculum Item(s) title in the adjacent field. Possible items for this field are:

  • Internal Course
  • Internal Unit
  • External Course
  • External Unit
  • Admission Band
Precedent Type

Select an operator from the field Selector, then select an institution-defined Precedent Type from the Selector in the adjacent field.

Precedent Status

Select an operator from the field Selector, then select an institution-defined status from the Selector in the adjacent field.

Publish

Select an operator from the field Selector, then select Yes or No from the Selector in the adjacent field.

  • 'Yes' - the Precedent is able to be published on the institution's website for public viewing.
  • 'No' - the Precedent is not able to be published.
External Institution

Select an operator from the field Selector, then select an external institution from the List of Values on the adjacent field.

Owning Org Unit

Select an operator from the field Selector, then select an Owning Organisational Unit from the List of Values on the adjacent field.

Duplicate Precedent ID

Select an operator from the field Selector, then in the adjacent field enter the Precedent ID that has been entered as a duplicate.

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Related Pages

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Page last modified: 16 May, 2014 9:30 AM

History Information:

Release Version Project Change to Document
16.0.0.3, 16.1.0.2, 17.0 1991 - Monash Entry Precedents Updated page for new Precedent Categories, and added new table for Advanced Search fields..
16.0.0.2, 16.1 1973 - Precedent UI Updated page to match new user interface.
15.0.0.2 1871 - Precedents - Part 1 New page.