Task 3.7(a): Step 1 Court Schedule (Required)

Task 3.7(a): Implement Court Date Selector, Code Table Alternative

Step 1 Court Schedule (Required)

Step 1 Court Schedule (Required)

Purpose: Creates a table of court schedules. Court Schedules are required to correctly find the court date you are looking for. A court schedule is based on the court and court time. Some agencies might just have one schedule but others with multiple court times and locations could have many.

Requirements: TraCS Office computer, web client and system admin account, knowledge of your courts’ schedule. Add a Court to the Agency court table in Task 3.6 Limit Court List

Start TraCS.
Sign in with a System Admin Account.
Select the Tools tab on the ribbon menu.
From the Tools ribbon menu, click the Violation button.

Select Court Schedule.
If you receive the following error please complete Task 3.6: Limit Court List and add a Court

Verify that the correct TraCS Agency Number for your agency appears. (If you support multiple agencies in the same TraCS database, you will want to login as a system admin for the agency you want to configure.)
In the Court field, select the court for which you want to create a schedule.. This is a requirement for Adding, Deleing or Modifying)

Add, Modify and delete as needed.

Add a Schedule

Click the blue bar labeled Add Court Schedule to open groups.

In the Schedule Code field, enter up to four characters to identify the schedule.
- Note: The schedule code must be unique for a given court and is used internally by TraCS to manage the schedules. Some examples are: “JUVN”, “TRF”, and “GEN”.
In the Schedule Description field, enter a brief description of the schedule.
- Note: the schedule descriptions will appear in the data bar for selecting the correct schedule when completing the citation forms. Some examples of good descriptions are “JUVENILE”, “TRAFFIC”, and “GENERAL”.
In the Lead Days field, enter the number of days that should elapse between the date the citation is written and the date the defendant should appear in court.
- Note: 30 days is typical but may be more or less depending on the policies of your agency and the court.
After the first time all groups auto open if data is entered
When all additions are entered click Validate to add them to the table

Delete a Schedule

Click the blue bar labeled Delete Court Schedule to open groups.

Choose the Court Schedule to Delete
After the first time the group will auto open if data is entered
when all deletions are entered click Validate to remove them from the table.

Modify a Schedule

Click the blue bar labeled Update Court Schedule to open groups.

Choose the Court Schedule to Modify
In the Schedule Code field, enter up to four characters to identify the schedule.
- Note: The schedule code must be unique for a given court and is used internally by TraCS to manage the schedules. Some examples are: “JUVN”, “TRF”, and “GEN”.
In the Schedule Description field, enter a brief description of the schedule.
- Note: the schedule descriptions will appear in the data bar for selecting the correct schedule when completing the citation forms. Some examples of good descriptions are “JUVENILE”, “TRAFFIC”, and “GENERAL”.
In the Lead Days field, enter the number of days that should elapse between the date the citation is written and the date the defendant should appear in court.
- Note: 30 days is typical but may be more or less depending on the policies of your agency and the court.
After the first time the group will auto open if data is entered
when all deletions are entered click Validate to remove them from the table.

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