When a progression rule is applied and failed, the resulting outcome applied to the student course attempt is selected from those assigned to that failed rule. An outcome linked at the Rule Application level takes precedence over any 'parent' outcomes from the rule or rule category levels. If none exist at the 'child' application level, outcomes are inherited from the 'parent' Rule level or (where none exist at the rule level) from the Rule Category level.

Any existing outcomes linked at preceding levels in the hierarchy can be viewed in the Rule Summary overlay accessed from the context form (PRGF1600, PRGF5100 or PRGF5200). These existing outcomes may be appropriate for use at the current level so consideration should be given to inheriting these instead of creating additional outcomes.

The defining of an outcome in this form also determines its application. For example the number of times a rule has been failed by a student determines which outcome (of those linked to the failed rule) is applied.

When accessed from PRGF1600, the block is labelled Progression Rule Category and displays a single field - the Rule Category.

Notes/Rules:

• A query cannot be performed in this block. To display outcomes assigned from a different context, return to the access form and retrieve the required context category, rule or rule application.
• Data displayed in this block cannot be modified.

In this block an outcome is defined (and thus assigned to the context level in the rule application hierarchy).

Failure: Enter a number to define the number of failures of the context rule to which this outcome applies.

Repeat Failure Type: One of two values is allowed - REPEAT or CONSECRPT. CONSECRPT is used where the outcome is to apply for a 2^nd or subsequent failure in consecutive progression periods. REPEAT is used where the outcome is to apply for a single or subsequent rule failure in non-consecutive progression periods.

Rank: This field is used to rank alternative outcomes for the same rule failure (those with the same Failure / Repeat Failure Type values). The highest ranked outcome (where this value = 1) is the outcome either recommended or automatically applied by the system. Lower ranked outcomes are displayed and may be selected for application instead, when a student's failure to make progress is reviewed.

The Outcome Duration number entered determines the number of progression periods for which this outcome (and any associated encumbrance) is active, when applied to a student course attempt. If no value is entered, when applied the outcome is active indefinitely (and must be manually expired).

An Outcome Duration Type of NORMAL or EFFECTIVE can be selected/entered. A NORMAL duration type means the expiry date of this outcome (when applied to a student course attempt) is derived based on the number of progression periods specified, irrespective of the student being enrolled. The expiry date for an EFFECTIVE duration is derived by including only those progression periods in which the student is effectively enrolled.

• Values must be entered/selected for the Failure, Repeat Failure Type, Rank and Progression Outcome Type fields.
• Multiple outcomes can be created for each failure number.

• A Rank of 1 is always used for an outcome that has no alternatives.

• Progression Outcome Types used in this form are defined in PRGF1100.
• The System Progression Rule Outcome Type mapped to a Progression Outcome Type can be viewed in the List of Values by scrolling to the right.

• Neither Duration value can be specified where the Progression Outcome Type is mapped to a system type of EXCLUSION, EXPULSION or NOPENALTY
• Both duration values must be set where the Progression Outcome Type is mapped to a system type of SUSPENSION.
• Where set both duration values must exist.
• An EFFECTIVE duration type can only be selected for any Progression Outcome type with the system type of PROBATION.
• An outcome with a system encumbrance effect type of EXC_COURSE, EXC_CRS_GP, or SUS_COURSE cannot be set to apply automatically.
• An error displays where an outcome is set to apply automatically but is incomplete (course group, credit points, attendance type, units or unit set details have not been recorded).

Recording Restrictions:

An outcome may require the recording or modification of default restrictions associated with the related encumbrance type. Attendance Type, Credit Point and Course Group restrictions are recorded in the overflow area of this form.

Attendance Type or Credit Point restrictions may have default values (established as part of defining the outcome type) which enter automatically. These can be modified.

These indicators allow the overriding of the default configuration settings applicable to a student, for this rule and outcome application.

For example the configuration of an organisational unit may allow both a show cause and an appeal period. For this progression rule outcome, no show cause period is to be available (so the outcome can be applied as soon as it is approved). The Override Show Cause indicator on this form is set to Y. The lamp displayed indicates that, for this outcome, show cause is not allowed.

Overlay Screens:

The navigation buttons to access these overlays are dynamic. The applicable button is active where the context outcome type has the appropriate Encumbrance Effect Type.

In each overlay screen, multiple codes (for courses, unit sets or units) can be entered as required.

Where no default course/unit set/unit codes are entered, these can be defined as the outcome is approved for application to a student course attempt (in PRGF6610).

An outcome that has the effect of either exclusion from a unit set / unit or required enrolment in a unit can only be set to apply automatically where at least one unit or unit set code has been recorded.