Candidates Overview

Add Candidates to the Switch Lottery Batch

After creating a switch lottery batch, use the following procedure to add candidates to the batch from the Candidates tab of the Switch Lottery page:

1.  Select Switch Lottery from the Assignment section of the Patron menu. The List of Switch Lottery Batches grid is displayed in the Search tab of the Switch Lottery page.

2.  If necessary, search for a switch lottery assignment batch.

3.  Click Select on the desired switch lottery batch, and then select the Candidates tab.

4.  Add patrons (“candidates”) to the switch lottery batch. Adding candidates to a switch lottery is a similar procedure to adding candidates to an automatic assignment batch. Refer to the Automatic Assignments Candidates Overview section for more information.

5.  After adding candidates, continue by selecting preferences for the switch lottery batch.