Program and certification due dates

Program due dates

Assignment due date

The due date for users enrolled in the program via any of the assignment types, must be set using a fixed completion date or using a time relative to one of the following events:

• First login: Relative to the user's first time logging in to the system
• Position assigned date: Relative to the time a position was assigned to any of the user's job assignments with the specified position
• Job assignment start date: Relative to the start date field of any of the user's job assignments with the specified position
• Program completion: Relative to the time another specified program was completed by the user
• Course completion: Relative to the time a specified course was completed by the user
• Profile field date: Relative to the value of a date/time custom field in the user's profile
• Program enrolment date: Relative to the time a user was enrolled in this program

An Assignment due date will be assigned to other users as they join the group. The actual due date cannot be changed if the user has already completed the program. 

Users' actual due dates may differ from the assignment due date for various reasons, including:

• If another assignment type includes the same user, the other assignment due date may override this one
• If this assignment has a relative due date, which is not yet applicable to the user
• A user may have been granted an extension by a manager
• If an exception occurred and the Set realistic time allowance action was used to resolve it
• This assignment due date may have changed, but the user still has the due date that was originally given to them
• This is a certification, and the due date has automatically been set to the expiration date

Note that assignment due dates are recorded when the Save changes button is selected, but are not applied until the user assignments are updated. If a message indicating that user assignments have been deferred is displayed, then any user due date changes will not yet be applied.

Once saved, a confirmation message appears at the top of the screen.

Actual due date

After using the Assignment due date option to assign a due date to the group of users and saving all changes, the Actual due date column will display a link to view the specific due date for all users enrolled in the program using the corresponding assignment type. 

Certification due dates

Assignment due date

The due date for users enrolled in the certification via any of the assignment types must be set using a fixed completion date or using a time relative to one of the following events:

• First login: Relative to the user's first login on the system
• Position assigned date: Relative to the time a position was assigned to any of the user's job assignments with the specified position
• Job assignment start date: Relative to the start date field of any of the user's job assignments with the specified position
• Program completion: Relative to the time another specified program was completed by the user
• Course completion: Relative to the time a specified course was completed by the user
• Profile field date: Relative to the value of a date/time custom field in the user's profile
• Program enrolment date: Relative to the time a user was enrolled in this certification

An Assignment due date will be assigned to other users as they join the group. The actual due date cannot be changed if the user has already completed the certification. 

Users' actual due dates may differ from the assignment due date for various reasons, including:

• If another assignment type includes the same user, the other assignment due date may override this one
• If this assignment has a relative due date, which is not yet applicable to the user
• A user may have been granted an extension by a manager
• If an exception occurred and the Set realistic time allowance action was used to resolve it
• This assignment due date may have changed, but the user still has the due date that was originally given to them
• This is a certification, and the due date has automatically been set to the expiration date

Note that assignment due dates are recorded when after the Save changes button is selected, but are not applied until the user assignments are updated. If a message indicating that user assignments have been deferred is displayed, then any user due date changes will not yet be applied.

Once saved, a confirmation message appears at the top of the screen.

Actual due date

After using the Assignment due date option to assign a due date to the group of users and saving all changes, the Actual due date column will display a link to view the specific due date for all users enrolled in the certification using the corresponding assignment type.