Recording scheduled attendance allows a case worker to record participation for a period of time in the past or for a period of time in the future (projected attendance) where the case worker knows that the client will attend. When scheduled attendance is recorded, the system automatically creates participation records based on the participation defined when creating the action or service. For example, participation is specified such that a client is required to participate in a service once a week on a Monday for 4 hours. If a case worker records scheduled attendance from 1 January to the 31 January, the system automatically records attendance for 4 hours for every Monday that falls on or between the 1 January to the 31 January.
If a case worker subsequently identifies that the client was absent for some of the days that were projected or that the actual attendance is different from the projected attendance, the individual attendance records created can be updated to reflect the correct attendance information.