Question

How can I create Setup and Teardown Windows in Astra Schedule?  

Answer

There are two ways that setup and teardown windows can be added to an event.

1. Adding Setup/Teardown Windows to Event Meetings at the event meeting level.
2. Adding a default setup/teardown window to a specific room or resource for every time it is scheduled.

Some schools will ask their requestors in the event request form if they need setup or teardown time for their event using "Astra Schedule Event Request Form – Multiple Choice Question" and the "Astra Schedule Event Request Form – Long Answer Question" widgets.

• Astra Schedule Event Request Form – Multiple Choice Question
  
  

  

• Astra Schedule Event Request Form – Long Answer Question
  
  

  

Adding Setup/Teardown Windows to Event Meetings

Users who have role permissions "Edit Events" can add setup and teardown windows to events meetings.  This can be done in the advanced event view of an event and added at the Meeting level.

1. Open the event.
2. Click on the event meeting that needs a setup and teardown window.
   
   

   

3. On the Related Activities tab, click "+ Setup/Teardown Window" and select Setup Window.
4. The Setup Window will default to a half-hour window prior to the start of the event, but the date and time can be changed!
5. A Teardown window will default to begin at the end time of your event meeting and end a half-hour afterwards.
6. The description of the setup windows can be changed to make it more informative.
   
   

   

7. Save

Default Setup/Teardown Windows for Rooms or Resources

You may have rooms or resources that require setup/teardown windows every time that it is scheduled, such as Room Divider Setup Window for a partitioned room or a Facilities Technical Setup for a specialized smart room.  

First, you will want to create a setup service: 

1. Click the Equipment and Services option from the Settings tab to open the list of equipment and services.
2. Click Add a Resource and select “Service”
3. Enter a name to identify the service being added. Example: “Room Divider Setup”
4. Category: select enter a category. Example: "Facilities"
5. Under the Resource Service Duration Settings section, add a Default Duration and Minimum Duration.
6. Check "Is Setup Service".
7. Select "Duration Reserves Room".
8. Click Save.
   
   

   

Now that you have created the Setup Service window, you can open the room(s) that should default to having the setup/teardown window applied every time it is scheduled.

1. Select the Room Configuration it will be added to.
2. Click Add Setup/Teardown Service button.
   • For rooms, this will be within the Room Configuration.
   • For resources, this button will be at the bottom of the resource page.
3. Then you can select the Setup/Teardown Service drop-down and click the service that you just built!
4. Select Ok and Save.
   
   

   

Learn more about setup and teardown windows and viewing setup and teardown windows.