Stage 5: Merge Group & Same Time Group

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Date:	Sunday, 31 May 2026, 4:27 AM

1. Merge Group
2. Same Time Group

1. Merge Group

Merge Group is a combination of a few sections under the same group. For example, on a course, you may merge a few subgroups under the same group so that when the class is start, all subgroups will attend the class at the same time, same place and same venue.

To open Merge Groups, you may go to Grouping and select Merge Groups.

Diagram 1.1. Location of Merge Groups

Diagram 1.2 Merge Groups

There are few icons that need to be studied before adding the sections into Merge Groups.

	Click this icon to add new merge group.
	Click this icon to add course.
	Click this icon to delete the section or merge group.
	Click this icon to delete all the merge group.
	Click this icon to delete all empty merge group.
	Click this icon to exclude sections in all merge group.
	Click this icon to include sections in all merge group.
	Click this icon to expand group.
	Click this icon to collapse group.
	Click this icon to import from SIS.
	Click this icon to refresh the view of merge group.

Add Merge Group

There are 3 alternative ways of adding Merge Group.

ALTERNATIVE 1: To add Merge Group, click on the add new merge group icon .

Note that new group you created will automatically appear at the bottom list of merge group. When you reopening the Merge Group section, the new group can be found in the list of merge group according to alphabetical order.

Diagram 1.3 New Merge Group

To rename, you can select the merge group folder and click once again. OR you can right click and select Rename Group. For Example, we rename the new group as "DIA4C S4 G1 G3 MERGE GROUP LECTURES 02 BBA30203".

Diagram 1.4 Merge Group Rename

Once added new group, select the the merge group and click on Add Course icon

A window will appear, showing the courses that can be selected.

Diagram 1.5 Select Courses Window

Diagram 1.6 Course Moved To The Right Side

This is how it will looks like once Merge Group is added.

Diagram 1.7 Merge Group Added

ALTENATIVE 2: OR You can simply go to the Tree Structure and right click a constraint group folder. Select Moves To Group and then select Merge Group.

Note that this will move every constraint folder or section under it to the group as well.

Diagram 1.8 Location of Merge Groups on Right Click

A pop-up will appear, showing Select Merge Group option. You may select from the list or if there none, click Add icon

to add a new Merge Group. Click Ok once done.

Diagram 1.9 Pop-Up Select Merge Group

Another pop-up will appear once you click on the selected merge group. Click Yes afterward.

Diagram 1.10 Pop-Up Confirmation

ALTERNATIVE 3: OR you can simply double click on section at tree structure and update the merge group.

Diagram 1.11 Double Click Section

Section Properties window will appear.

Diagram 1.12 Section Properties Window

Once updated, you can view the details on Section Details on right side.

Diagram 1.13 Location of Section Details

2. Same Time Group

Same Time Group is a combination of a few sections under a group of same time. For Example, a few electives subjects (Mandarin, Korean and Arabic) able to run at the same time and it wouldn't clash with each other since the students can opt to choose one of those 3 electives subjects and not all of it.

To open Same Time Groups, you may go to Grouping and select Same Time Groups.

Diagram 2.1 Location of Same Time Groups

Diagram 2.2 Same Time Groups

There are few icons that need to be studied before adding the sections into Same Time Groups.

	Click this icon to add new same time group.
	Click this icon to add course.
	Click this icon to delete the section or same time group.
	Click this icon to delete all the same time group.
	Click this icon to delete all empty same time group.
	Click this icon to exclude sections in all same time group.
	Click this icon to include sections in all same time group.
	Click this icon to expand group.
	Click this icon to collapse group.
	Click this icon to import from SIS.
	Click this icon to refresh the view of same time group

Add Same Time Group

There are 3 alternative ways of adding Same Time Group.

ALTERNATIVE 1: To add Same Time Group, click on the add new same time group icon .

Note that new group you created will automatically appear at the bottom list of same time group. When you reopening the Same Time Group section, the new group can be found in the list of same time group according to alphabetical order.

Diagram 2.3 New Same Time Group

To rename, you can select the same time group folder and click once again. OR you can right click and select Rename Group. For Example, we rename the new group as "ST DIA4B G1 T".

Diagram 2.4 Same Time Group Rename

Once added new group, select the the same tiome group and click on Add Course icon

A window will appear, showing the courses that can be selected.

Diagram 2.5 Select Courses Window

Diagram 2.6 Course Moved To The Right Side

This is how it will looks like once Same Time Group is added.

Diagram 2.7 Same Time Group Added

ALTERNATIVE 2: OR You can simply go to the Tree Structure and right click a constraint group folder. Select Moves To Group and then select Same Time Group.

Note that this will move every constraint folder or section under it to the group as well.

Diagram 2.8 Location of Same Time Groups on Right Click

A pop-up will appear, showing Select Same Time Group option. You may select from the list or if there none, click Add icon to add a new Same Time Group. Click Ok once done.