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Course Types
Page Location: Admin > Codes > Course Types
Course Type codes are descriptive codes typically used to filter the course catalog list into groups/categories making it easier find the course you want or to see all the courses you have for a particular category.
The 'Course Type' field should be entered at the time the course is created, during the Add Course process.
User View: This field, is seen in the following locations:
- Curriculum > Course Catalog > Add Course
- Course File > Main Page > General Tab
- Curriculum > Course Catalog - Filter for the Page
- Various Reports in the Report Writer as desired.
Student/Manager View: At this point, students/managers do not see course types codes.
Import Code Key: CTYPE
.csv file should contain Code & Description in that order.
Creating Codes:
Important Considerations: Cyber Train codes cannot contain certain symbols such as commas, quotes, periods, apostrophes or ampersands and the user will get an error message when trying to enter or import codes containing them. There are also certain character combinations that must be avoided because Cyber Train is programmed to strip them (even if they are in the middle of a code or description) as they can be used by others to reference potentially dangerous procedures or scripts that could cause harm to your Cyber Train system. These combinations include: SP_ or sp_ and XP_ or xp_. Also a double dash will be converted to a single dash. There are a few other combinations not listed here that could be stripped, but it is extremely unlikely that they would be used in codes or descriptions.
After clicking "Add new record." enter in the necessary information to create a new code.
| Field |
Purpose |
| Code |
This is the unique identifier for the drop-down option. This code is written in the raw data and is referenced to determine the description to show on the screen. If the code is removed from the Admin > Codes section, this value will still be in the Course File for reporting purposes unless the file is edited and saved after the code was deleted.
User View: N/A
Student/Manager View: N/A |
| Description |
This is what is displayed on the screens and for users when in the system.
User View: The user sees the description for various drop-down fields that are available to the user as listed above.
Student/Manager View: N/A |
Inactivating Codes:
These codes cannot be inactivated.
NOTE: If a code cannot be inactivated, it is not recommended to delete the code as this could cause "holes" in your data. Instead, consider adding a "z" to the beginning of the Description field as this will move the code to the bottom of the list.
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