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 //**Settings > Manage Categories**// //**Settings > Manage Categories**//
  
-<WRAP round intro>This page allows you to establish categories that describe the types of assignments you will use in the selected semester and course-section.\\  \\    +{{page>general:manage_categories_intro}}
-An initial set of categories, defined by the campus, is set at the beginning of the year. If you have an assignment that falls under a category that is not included in the list, you can create a new category, if allowed by the campus. The category you create is added to the master list and will be available for all teachers to use. The list of categories will continue to grow as you and the other teachers add categories.\\  \\   +
-This page is disabled for standards-based courses, because categories are not used for these courses.\\  \\   +
-For your selected categories, you must specify the type of weighting to use for calculating averages (percent-based, point-based, or multiplier-based). You can also assign your own category colors to enable color-coding of assignments on the Assignment Grades page.\\  \\   +
-From this page, you can also copy categories from one course to other course-sections. +
-</WRAP>+
  
-++++About grouped course-sections and instructor change|{{page>general:about_group_course_section_instructor_change&inline}}++++ 
  
-++++Notes for Apple mobile device users|{{page>general:about_apple_mobile_device&inline}}++++ 
  
-====Update data:====+++++About grouped course-sections and teacher changes:|{{page>general:about_group_course_section_instructor_change&inline}}++++
  
-VCV Specify a course-section: +<div head3>Update data:</div>
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-^Semester|Select the semester to set up categories for.| +
-^Course Section|Select the course-section to set up categories for.| +
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-VCV Click **Retrieve Data**.+
  
-<div indent>The available categories are listed under **Available Categories**, and your current category list for the selected course-section is displayed under **Selected Categories**.</div> +{{page>general:manage_categories_body}}
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-VCV Under **Weighting Type**: +
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-Select the weighting type to use for the categories. You must use the same weighting type for all cycles in a semester. +
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-^Percentage|If selected, you must assign percentages to each category. The percentages must total 100%.| +
-^Point|{{page>general:administer_categories_weighting_type_point}}| +
-^Multiplier|{{page>general:administer_categories_weighting_type_multiplier}}| +
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-See the [[:calculate_averages|Calculate Averages guide]] for an explanation of calculating averages for each weighting type. +
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-<WRAP box>**NOTE:**\\  \\    +
-You cannot change the weighting type if you have entered assignment grades for any category.\\  \\   +
-You cannot change the weighting type for the second semester of a two-semester course. The weighting type must be the same for all semesters of a course.\\  \\   +
-If you post an override cycle grade for a student even if there are no categories for the course, the weighting type is automatically set to percentage.\\  \\   +
-Each weighting type is only displayed if the campus allows the weighting type (or if the teacher has already started using the weighting type before the restriction was put in place). Any weighting types not allowed by the campus are not displayed. If you are using a weighting type that the campus decides to disallow partway through the current year, the following applies:\\  \\   +
-BBB You can continue to use the weighting type until the end of the current year. After the current year, that weighting type will no longer be available.\\  \\   +
-BBB If you select another weighting type during the current year, you will not be able to reselect the disallowed weighting type.\\  \\   +
-(TxEIS districts only) If a category is specific to a particular weighting type (as specified in Grade Reporting on the Maintenance > Gradebook Options > Campus > Categories tab in the **Weight Type** field), the category is only displayed on this page if the appropriate weighting type is selected. +
-</WRAP> +
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-VCV Under **Available Categories** (left side):+
  
-<div indent>The available categories are listed in alphabetical order.\\  \\   
-If a category weight is locked (as specified by the **Lock Weight** field on the campus-level categories maintenance page), a lock icon {{:images:lock.png|lock icon}} is displayed next to the category name. The weight specified by the campus must be used and cannot be changed. 
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-VCV Click **Add new category type** to add a new category to the list of available categories. 
-<div indent>The **Add Category** section is displayed below the available categories. 
-</div> 
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-<WRAP box> If the campus disallows teachers from adding categories, the **Add new category type** button is disabled; you must use the categories established by the campus.</WRAP> 
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-^Add Category|{{page>general:administer_categories_available_categories_add}}| 
  
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-VCV To add one of the **Available Categories** to the **Selected Categories** list, do one of the following:  
-  * Click-and-hold the category and drag it to the  **Selected Categories** list. 
-  * Click {{:images:arrow_right_button.gif|right arrow button - yellow}} for the category. 
-  * Double-click the category.  
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-<div indent> 
-The category is added to the bottom of the **Selected Categories** list. If there is a default or locked weight, that weight is copied to all open cycles.</div> 
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-</div> 
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-VCV Under **Selected Categories (right side)**: 
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-<div indent> 
-All selected categories for the specified course-section are displayed for all cycles in the semester.\\  \\   
-The table changes according to your selection in the **Weighting Type** field. For each cycle, the column heading is **% Weight**, **Points**, or **Multiplier** according to your selection.  
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-^Cycle #|{{page>general:administer_categories_selected_categories_cycle}}| 
-^% Weight|{{page>general:administer_categories_selected_categories_percent}}| 
-^Points|{{page>general:administer_categories_selected_categories_points}}| 
-^Multiplier|{{page>general:administer_categories_selected_categories_multiplier}}| 
-^# Drop|{{page>general:administer_categories_selected_categories_number_drop}}| 
-^Color {{:images:color.gif|paint icon}}|{{page>general:administer_categories_selected_categories_cycle_color}}| 
-^{{:images:delete.jpg|delete icon}}|{{page>general:administer_categories_selected_categories_cycle_delete}}| 
-</div> 
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-====Copy values from one cycle to another:==== 
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-After you enter the weighting type value and number of assignments to drop for cycle 1, you can click {{:images:copy_next.gif|double right arrows button}} to copy the values to cycles 2 and 3. 
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-====Save data:==== 
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-^PIN|{{page>general:assignment_grades_pin}}| 
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-VCV Click **Save**. 
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-<div indent>If the cycle is closed, you cannot save any changes. The button is disabled; the button says **All Cycles Closed**. </div> 
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-====Copy categories from one course-section to another:==== 
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-Once you save the categories for a course, you can copy the categories to another course-section.\\  \\   
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-  - Use the **Semester** and **Course Section** fields to select the course section //from// which to copy categories. 
-  - Click **Copy categories to other course sections**. The [[teacheraccess:settings:copycategoriesto|Copy Categories]] page is displayed. 
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