During the Admissions Waiting List phase, applicants can view waiting list information in Synergy Web if one or more of their preferences have a 'Waiting List' status and the waiting list positions have been snapshotted to the waiting list phase.
Waiting list information is configured in either Admissions, Admin, Preferences, Criteria/Parent Reasons or in Admissions, Admin, Rules. Once configured, the snapshotting process can be carried out.
Criteria/Parent Reasons
Select Admin, Preferences, Criteria/Parent Reasons from the Synergy client Admissions menu.
Click New to open a new Criteria/Parent Reason form or double-click on an existing preference status to edit.
Work your way through the required fields.
Select the Show Online check box to ensure this Criteria/Parent reason is displayed in the Admissions wizards on Synergy Web.
Enter the Waiting List Description to be used when generating a waiting list snapshot via Admissions, Batch Update Procedures, and Snapshot Management to show the waiting list position in Synergy Web. The available placeholders are displayed.
{CriteriaDescription} will display the name of the Criteria if priority is determined by the criteria entry.
{ChildParish} will display the Parish.
{PreferenceSchoolName} will display the name of the preference school.
{WaitingListCurrentPosition}will display the current Waiting List position of the application.
{WaitingListMaximumPosition}will display the total number of applications on the Waiting List.
Enter the Help Text to support the Criteria/Parent reason if required.
Rules
Select Admin, Rules from the Synergy client Admissions menu.
Click New to open a new Rule Reason form or double-click on an existing rule reason to edit.
Enter the Waiting List Description to be used when generating a waiting list snapshot via Admissions, Batch Update Procedures, and Snapshot Management to show the waiting list position in Synergy Web. The available placeholders are displayed.
{RuleDescription} will display the name of the Rule if priority is determined by the rules processing.
{ChildParish} will display the Parish.
{PreferenceSchoolName} will display the name of the preference school.
{WaitingListCurrentPosition}will display the current Waiting List position of the application.
{WaitingListMaximumPosition}will display the total number of applications on the Waiting List.
School Record
It is possible to add an AA Waiting List Status Message to a school record for it to be displayed on Synergy Web. For example, to say that the Local Authority does not manage waiting lists for this school.
If populated, this message will override and replace any Waiting List {placeholders} that exist for the Rule or Criteria in Synergy Web Admissions.
In the Synergy Admissions client, navigate to the required school record.
Click on the Online tab.
Enter the message to be displayed in the AA Waiting List Status Message field.