Room Categories

You can use the Room Categories page to configure the categories you use for rooms for student housing at your institution.

The room categories that you specify here can be selected by staff members on the:

  • Housing Buildings page (Select the Configuration tile > locate Student Services > select Housing Buildings.)

  • Housing Applications page ( Select the Configuration tile > locate Student Services > select Housing Applications.)

  • Housing Roommate Matching page (Select the Processes tile > expand Student Services > select Housing Roommate Matching.)

Prerequisites

To view the page, you must have Student Services - Configuration - View authorization.

To edit the page, you must have Student Services - Configuration - Manage authorization.

To edit an item associated with more than one campus, you must have access to all the campuses. For example, if the item is configured to be available at three campuses and you only have access to two of the campuses, you can view the item, but cannot edit it. When you add an item, you can only select campuses to which you have access.

Your institution must have configured Housing Amenities page (Select the Configuration tile > locate Student Services > select Housing Amenities.)

Your institution must have licensed the Housing features available in Anthology Student. For more information, contact your Client Experience Manager.

Access Method

Select the Configuration tile > locate Student Services > select Rooms Categories.

Filters

By default, the grid displays all records for the campuses you are authorized to work with. You can use the drop-down at the top of the page to display only records for a specific campus.

Procedure to Add or Edit Items

  1. Review the values of the records in the grid.

  2. If you want to:

    • Add a new list item, select the New button on the toolbar

    • Add a new list item by copying and modifying an existing list item, select the row in the list and the Duplicate button on the toolbar

    • Edit an existing list item, select the name in the list

  3. Review, specify, or change the following values.

ActiveClosed Specifies whether the associated record is active.

CampusesClosed The campus or campuses to which a person or item is assigned. It is filtered to display the campuses to which you have access. In some cases, it is also used to filter a list to only those items for the campus. In some lists, you can select more than one campus or select All. In lists that display columns, if the column contains more than one campus, you cannot sort or filter on that column.

CodeClosed The alphanumeric code assigned to the item by your institution. In most cases, codes must be unique.

Housing AmenitiesClosed The housing amenities available in the room category.

Maximum CapacityClosed The value for maximum occupant capacity.

NameClosed The descriptive name of the item.

Normal CapacityClosed The value for normal occupant capacity.

NotesClosed Area that displays, or that you can use, to specify comments or additional information.

  1. If you want to save and: 

    • Continue making changes, select the Save button

    • Continue to add another item to the list, select the Save & New button

    • Close, select the Save & Close button