About Branches

The Branches context contains an entry for each physical location where computers are available for reservation. Associating a computer with a branch allows the SignUp system to determine which computers can be presented to a user making a reservation at any given location.

The Branches context is available under SignUp in the Context Tree.

Branches Properties

Adding a New Branch

To add a new Branch:

In the Branches Actions Pane, select the Insert button ( ). This opens the Insert Branch dialog which collects the necessary information and creates a new Branch entry with it.
In the Insert Branch dialog box, configure the following properties. Note that a property with a small error icon next to it are mandatory properties. You have to supply values to these properties in order to complete adding a new branch.

General Properties	Do this
Name	Enter a name for the new branch
Description	Enter a description for the new branch
SignUp Server	Select the SignUp Server that the new branch will use.

Click OK. The new Branch entry is inserted into the Pharos Database.

Deleting a Branch

To delete an existing Branch entry, select a branch and click the Delete option on the Branches context Actions pane ( ).

Branch Properties

The following properties can be viewed and/or configured for branches:

Property	Description
Name	This name uniquely identifies the branch. The name is not displayed to users (although it is displayed to staff on the Nerve Center application)
Description	This description is displayed to the administrator only, and can be used to provide extra information about the branch.
SignUp Server	This property displays the SignUp Server associated with the branch. The SignUp Service running on the server monitors and controls the use of all computers in the branch.