This section provides a step-by-step guide to preparing all necessary information and building your institutional timetable. The process must be completed in sequence, as each step relies on data from the previous one.

Follow these eight essential steps to successfully create a conflict-free timetable:

1. Database: The foundation. Import all essential data using the provided Excel templates.
   
   

2. Timetable Structure: Define your weekly timeslots and ensure all physical rooms are added to the system.
   
   

3. Data Entry: Link courses to lecturers and define class subgroups (e.g., Lecture, Tutorial, Lab).
   
   

4. Merge: Combine subgroups that should be taught together in the same session (e.g., different groups taking the same course).
   
   

5. Same Time: Schedule different subjects to run simultaneously in the same timeslot (e.g., students divided into different classes happening at the same time).
   
   

6. Lecturer Constraints: Set rules for each lecturer by defining their unavailable times and preferred rooms.
   
   

7. Add Manually: Build the timetable by manually scheduling each class into a specific timeslot and room.
   
   

8. Analysis & Editing: Review the entire timetable for errors or conflicts and make any necessary adjustments.
   
   

9. Publish: Finalize and release the completed timetable.