Adding an Optimizer run
1. Sign into the 25Live Administration Utility.
2. Click the Optimizer tab, then click the Add a Run tab to open the Add a Schedule25 Optimizer Run page.
3. Enter a name for the run.
4. Specify Prepare Step Options:
• Click the Location Search drop-down, and choose the location search you want to use for this run from the My Saved Searches drop-down list, as shown in this example:
• Click the Event Search drop-down, and choose the event search you want to use for this run from the My Saved Searches drop-down list.
• Select how you want pre-assignments handled by the Optimizer for this run.
• Select:
• Keep to have the Optimizer keep pre-assigned locations
• Mark as Preferred to have the Optimizer convert pre-assignments to first choice location preferences and attempt to place events in their preferred location and, in cases where it can’t, attempt to place events elsewhere
| Don’t select “Ignore” Don’t select “Ignore” pre-assignments for production Optimizer runs. This setting should only be used during Optimizer testing prior to going into production. |
• Select whether you want the Optimizer to use the Expected or Registered head count of events for this run.
• Define the date and time range to be used by the Optimizer to select events and occurrences for the run by entering appropriate information in the First Date, Last Date, Earliest Start Time, and Latest Finish Time fields.
• Modify the enrollment adjuster and default enrollment as needed for this run.
• Modify the Minimum Fill Ratio as needed for this run.
• Modify Extra Finish Minutes as needed for this run.
6. Click Add Run, then click Add Another Schedule25 Run if you want to add another run.
