School calendar

The school calendar allows for the configuration of term dates. This allows the system to complete the required automated tasks such as adding and removing user allowances. The school calendar is also critical for using a PreOrder as they system needs to know which are valid service days.

!A school calendar must be configured for the Fusion system to function.

Term dates key

Once configured, the school calendar will be filled with different colours.

Unknown: A term date has not been configured for this day.
Open: The school is open as normal on this day.
Closed: The school is completely closed on this day.
Service: The school is closed but the catering system is still open for use.
Holiday: The school is closed for the holidays on this day.
Election: The school is closed for an election on this day.

Adding a new term

1. Press the Add term button.
   
2. Enter a term name and set the start and end dates for the term.
   
3. Press Save to complete.

*If your dates overlap an existing term, you will be warned and returned to the ‘Adding school term’ window.

Editing an existing term

If you wish to make changes to an existing term, for example changing the end date, simply select that term from the list and press Edit. Make the required changes and press Save.

Setting school holidays

When the school is going to be closed during a term such as half term or training days, we can set these in the system.

1. Using the calendar, select the date(s)

*If the dates are consecutive days, simply click and drag on the calendar to select the dates. If the dates are scattered throughout the term, you can hold down the ‘Ctrl’ button on your keyboard while you select the required dates.

2. Press the Days button.
   
3. Using the dropdown list, select the type of day that you want to set these days as (e.g. ‘Holiday’) and press Save.