Qless Block

Owned by Scott Worthington
Last updated: May 18, 2022
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The Qless Block provides a way to place the current status and wait times for your college’s kiosks in a table format on a page. The information is dynamically fed to the block with each page load or refresh.

See an example Qless Block (login: Maricopa / Maricopa)

To enable the Qless Block module on your college website, contact the ITS Web Team via Slack or ITS.Drupal.Team@domail.maricopa.edu.

 

 

Instructions

Creating a Qless Block

You will need your Qless AU token or Qless credentials to create your block:

  • AU token (required) - this is the unique identifier for a specific Qless authorized user.

  • Qless Credentials (required if the AU token is unknown) -  With Qless credentials the user can retrieve the AU token for use with the block.

If you do not have Qless credentials contact your college Qless administrator for access.

Qless Block Configuration (Part 1)

Go to Configuration > System > Qless Block Settings

Qless Access Token Value

  • Paste in your Qless AU Token: The Qless AU token generated from Qless credentials.

If you do not know the AU token and have Qless credentials you can retrieve the token by clicking on the Qless AU token click here link on the Qless Block Settings page.

Enter Qless Display Column Labels

  • Department Label: The label assigned to the department column. 

  • Status Label: The label assigned to the status column.

  • Wait Time Label: The label assigned to the Wait Time column.

  • Number In Line label: The label assigned to the number in line. 

Enter Qless Status LabelsThese labels show when the kiosk is either open or closed.

  • Status label when open

  • Status label when closed

Qless Custom Block (Part 2)The Qless module creates a custom block type for your site.

  • Under Structure > Block Layout > Add custom block

  • Click Qless Block from the list of block types

Setting up the Qless Block into a region (Part 3)

  • Provide a brief description of your block i.e. Advising Wait times.

  • Provide the Qless Location Id i.e. 5825

  • Leave the Body field empty. This area is populated with Qless information.

  • Click Save

Configure the block

  • The title field will show the description you entered in the previous step. You can change this if needed or uncheck the Display title checkbox if you do not want to show a title.

  • Select Content Type from the left menu and then select Content Type  you want the block to appear on i.e. Basic Page.

  • Select Pages from the left menu and set the specific pages you want the block to appear on

  • Select the Region you want your block to appear in i.e. Content Bottom.

  • Click Save Block

Updating or Deleting a Qless Info Block

Follow the instructions in Using Blocks for the following: