PCR Educator now lets schools copy Period Code, Room, and Section Name to next year for exactly the course sections they choose. Until now, the Copy To Next Year tasks moved scheduling details for every section in a division or for none at all. The new Copy Scheduling Info To Next Year multi-action brings that choice down to the individual section.
What's new
Selective copy from the Sections list. Navigate to Scheduling > Courses > Sections in the current year schedule, select the sections you want, and go to multi-action > Copy Scheduling Info To Next Year. Requires the Scheduling Full role.
Field-level control. Check any combination of Period Code, Room, and Section Name. Only the checked fields are copied; everything else in next year stays as it is.
Runs after the standard copy. The action updates the matching sections that already exist in next year, so it fits cleanly after Copy To Next Year has created them. Next year values for the checked fields are overwritten.
Period codes stay aligned. When Period Code is copied, each section is linked to the matching next year class schedule automatically.
Why it matters
Many schools keep the same room, period, and section notes year after year for only part of their catalog. Before, the choice was to copy everything and then delete what did not apply, or to copy nothing and re-enter details by hand. Now the rollover matches how scheduling actually works: run the standard copy for the whole division, then pull the details forward for just the classes that repeat. The rest of next year stays blank, which keeps it easy to see what still needs to be scheduled.
A few ways to talk about it
- Copy rooms, periods, and section names for exactly the sections you choose.
- Filter the Sections list by department, select, copy. Done.
- Everything you do not copy stays blank, so unfinished scheduling is still easy to spot.
Available now to all PCR Educator schools. Your account team can walk you through the new multi-action whenever you're ready.