Change Events Name Format

This page will provide instructions on how to change the format of each events created and displayed in the main calendar view.

Overview

Each event type created in Rapla will be displayed in the calendar with a series of details or information about it. For Paradigm Sessions event type, by default, you will see the Unit Code, Unit Name, and its Delivery Mode - as shown in the screenshot below. However, you always have the option to customise its format and content by referring to the instructions in the below Workflow.

Workflow

1. Go to the Event Type folder on the left-side menus. Select the event type that you want to customise the display name format. Right-click on it and select the Edit option.

2. After clicking the Edit option of the event type that you want to change the display name format, it will open the edit window of that event type as shown in the screenshot below. Go to the Displayed name format field.

3. Referring to the instruction on the screenshot above, if you want to insert a new attribute or information from the existing ones - just add the attribute enclosed in {}. Note, you have to copy the exact name of the attribute found on the list above that Displayed name format field, e.g., if you want to add the campus information to the existing one, the code is as below:

{OTHER_UNIT_ID} "{SESSION_NAME}" ({DELIVERY_MODE} - {SESSION_TYPE}) {CAMPUS}

NOTE:

You can also put a separator for each attribute by adding characters in between the closing and opening curly brackets {} of each attribute. In the sample code above, " ", (), and - characters are considered separators.

To delete an attribute that you don't want to include, just delete the attribute with its open and close curly bracket, e.g. if you don't want to include the delivery mode info, delete that attribute - refer to the coding below.

{OTHER_UNIT_ID} "{SESSION_NAME}" {SESSION_TYPE} {CAMPUS}

You might as well change your separator characters.

4. After you've made your changes to the attributes, click the Save button.

SUCCESS:

The changes you made in your format will now be displayed in all events created with that type. In the example above, if we've added the campus attribute to the existing ones it will now display as in the screenshot below.

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