Count exams in a neutral manner

In the 'Cover scheduling' settings there are the options 'Count exams in a neutral manner' and '[Do not count] In-lieu substitution' mainly to do justice to substitutions, examsupervisions and cancellations caused by exams.

with Untis 2020 we implemented a regulation that the option 'Count exams in a neutral manner' definitely suspends the settings of '[Do not count] In-lieu substitution' in order to keep the counting logics consistent.

When the option 'Count exams in a neutral manner' is active, the following rules apply to all cases:

•An exam counts positive if no lesson is cancelled for it.

•If a cancellation occurs, neither the exam nor the cancellations counts for this period, i.e. in total 0-0.

•If a teacher is released due to a cancellation which is caused by an exam and if he or she takes over a substitution in this period, the substitution does not count. This is consequent in so far because the teacher has not worked more (surplus activity) (he/she would have taught in this period in any case) and the cancellation already counts for 0. Therefore, the substitution also must count for 0.

Example:

Exam supervision instead of regular lesson on Thursday, 22 November, period 5

Have a look at the regular timetable, Thursday 22 November, teacher Dohm. Period 4 is a non-teaching period (NTP), in period 5 she has a lesson.

Teacher Dohm is to supervise an exam in periods 4 and 5. If the exams are not to be counted in a neutral manner and if the option '[Do not count] In-lieu substitutions' is not activated, the cancellation of the original period 5 counts for -1 for teacher Dohm, and her exam supervision counts for +1:

If, however, exams are counted in a neutral manner, neither the cancellation nor the exam supervision is counted.

The same counting is carried out in all other possible settings, i.e.

(Count exams in a neutral manner = TRUE) & ([Do not count] In-lieu substitution = TRUE)

( Count exams in a neutral manner = FALSE) & ([Do not count] In-lieu substitution = TRUE)

In any case, the surplus activity occurs due to substituting in period 4 ('+1').