Course attributes are added to course records in CIM.
- Attributes can be added to an existing course proposal by both primary and secondary department administrators.
- Attributes can be added to the course record at any time (before, during, after registration), however if a course has already been offered in WEN (and is appearing in Yale Course Search), the attributes added in CIM will not appear in YCS until the next time the courses is offered.
To Add Attributes to an Existing Course Proposal
- Pull up the existing course record in CIM. Click on Edit Course.
- Near the top of the page, you will find a question about adding attributes. Select Yes. This will gray out all but the Effective term, Instructor information, and Departmental Attributes fields.
- Select the effective term and enter the instructor’s name/rank/department. If you do not know the information about the instructor, enter “TBD” in the required fields.
- Scroll down to the Departmental Attributes field. It is just above the Yale College section of the CIM form.
- Click on the down arrow to open the list of existing departmental attributes. They appear exactly as they do on Yale Course Search.
- You can add as many attributes as appropriate for the course. Use the green + sign to add more selection fields. Use the up/down arrows to reorder the attributes.
- Once you are finished, scroll to the bottom of the form, and click on Start Workflow.
To Add Attributes to a New Course Proposal
Only the primary department can add departmental attributes to a new course proposal.
- Scroll down to the Departmental Attributes field, just above the Yale College section of the CIM form and add attributes as for existing course proposals (steps 5 & 6 above).
To Remove Attributes in CIM
- Open the CIM record for the desired course and scroll to the Departmental Attributes field.
- Click on the red X icon that appears to the right of any attribute you need to remove.
- Be sure to Start Workflow to save the change.