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In addition to completing an activity session set-up, creating a Program Period in which the program session will be available for registration, such as Fall 2022 or Spring 2022, can be used in the program rollover process in which staff rolls over programs each year to save time creating sessions for a new fiscal year.

Video Instruction

Watch the video to learn about Program Periods & Rollover. Once finished, review how to apply what you learned in the system before continuing to the next lesson, Program Check-Ins.

When to Use

Program Periods can be applied to any session you wish and are helpful for program rollovers. These benefits can include:

Program periods can help staff rollover whole seasons and reveal the upcoming season’s activities to the public in one click
Program periods can create default registration dates for organizations that start the season’s registration on a set date. For example, all spring programs open for registration on February 1
Program rollover can help staff quickly {{glossary.Copy}} activity registrations from year to year

How to Apply

While learning how to program periods and rollovers, you may experience areas where you have questions. If you have any questions or run into issues, please keep track of them so your CivicPlus representative may address them.

Please complete the following:

Consider if program periods will fit your needs

Create the appropriate program periods

Assign Program Periods to applicable sessions

Additional Resources

Here are helpful articles about program periods and program rollover for your reference:

Related Lessons

If you are interested in learning more, try completing these lessons:

Next Step: Program Check-Ins

Retain Session Codes Between Years

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