Blocks
Schools with Blackbaud's student information system use blocks to associate academic classes, activities and advisories with specific meeting times. Although schools that do not have Blackbaud's student information system can enter blocks for informational purposes, blocks are most commonly used for scheduling purposes by schools with Blackbaud's student information system.
Use blocks to associate academic classes, activities and advisories with specific meeting times. Although schools can enter blocks for informational purposes, blocks are most commonly used for scheduling purposes.
Blocks must be created for each school level and for each group type (academics, activities and advisory).
Create blocks
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Select Academics and then Scheduling.
Alternatively, select Extracurricular and then Activities.
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Select Schedule outline,
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Select Blocks.
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Select the appropriate school level.
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Select Add block.
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Select the appropriate group type.
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Select the appropriate block type.
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Enter the block name. Block names cannot be changed after the block has been created.
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Select whether the block is active or inactive.
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Select Save & add another or Save & close.
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For each group type, select Edit order to change the order in which the blocks are listed.
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Use drag and drop to adjust the order of blocks.
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Select Save & close.
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Edit block type or status.
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Select Academics and then Scheduling.
Alternatively, select Extracurricular and then Activities.
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Select Schedule outline,
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Select Blocks.
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Select the appropriate school level. A list of existing blocks appears.
Block names cannot be changed after the block has been created.
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Hover your cursor over a block's row and column for block type. An edit option appears. Select a new type.
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Hover your cursor over a block's row and column for status. An edit option appears. Select whether the block is active or inactive.
Blocks that are in use cannot be deleted; instead, use inline editing to change the status to inactive.