Procedures

Terms are maintained in eRATEX Admin > Configuration > eRATEX > Modify Terms.

Campuses are maintained in eRATEX Admin > Configuration > eRATEX > Modify Campuses.

Creating Terms

1. In eRATEX Admin > Configuration > eRATEX > Modify Terms, click Add New Term.
2. In VR Term Code, type the VR term code.
3. In Term Name, type the term name that will be used for the term in eRATEX.
4. In Term Status, select the appropriate term status, as appropriate. See Term Statuses below.
5. In Rental Agreement Topic, select the topic page the rental agreement is on. See Topics for information about creating Topics.
6. In Rental Return Date, enter the date the student must return rentals.
7. In University Term Code, enter the term code your university uses for the term, if appropriate.
8. In Display Order, enter the ordinal position of the term (e.g. 1 for first term to display).
9. Click Submit.

Term Statuses

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Setting Terms to Current

1. Click Configuration > eRATEX > Modify Terms.
2. Select the term by clicking Edit.
3. In Term Status select Current.
4. Click Update.

Creating Rental Agreements

In eRATEX, rental agreements are topic pages. See Topics for instructions for creating and maintaining topic pages.

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Purging and Deleting Terms, Courses, and Textbooks

Note: Delete only displays if the term is hidden. Change to hidden before removing term information.​

1. Click Configuration > eRATEX > Modify Terms.
2. Select the term by clicking Delete.

(De)Activating Campuses

1. In eRATEX Admin, click Configuration > eRATEX > Modify Campuses.
2. Beside the campus you want to modify, click Edit.
3. Either:
   • Select Published to activate it
   • Deselect Publish to hide it
4. Click Update.