Academic Terms
The ACADEMIC_TERM interval is not configured in the default uPortal installation. Terms are arbitrary, non-overlapping time periods that always start at midnight and end the instant before midnight.
- Terms have simple string names for identification which must be unique
- Terms cannot overlap
- Start dates are inclusive, end dates are exclusive
Date format is shown in the example below, see the Joda-Time DateMidnight class for more details. Note that timezone is included.Â
Term Details Configuration
<term-details> <name>Spring 2012</name> <start>2012-01-23T00:00:00.000-06:00</start> <end>2012-05-19T00:00:00.000-06:00</end> </term-details> <term-details> <name>Summer 2012</name> <start>2012-05-28T00:00:00.000-06:00</start> <end>2012-08-10T00:00:00.000-06:00</end> </term-details> <term-details> <name>Fall 2012</name> <start>2012-09-04T00:00:00.000-06:00</start> <end>2012-12-23T00:00:00.000-06:00</end> </term-details>