Starting with version 1.5, the Prototype feature behaves differently and allows you to manage restricted programs as groups.
Let's assume that you want to restrict 3 games (Game1, Game2 et Game3) and apply the same settings (time slots and time allocation) to the 3 games. As usual, you'll start by creating a new prototype (model) named Games (Add program to restrict and check Create prototype). Setup the prototype as you wish.
Then, for each restricted game (Game1 to Game3), create a new entry and check Copy time slots from... while selecting the prototype named Games. You can also apply the Copy settings from... command to an already existing entry. This will have the same effect. From now on, Game1, Game2 and Game3 will be linked to the Games prototype. Any change made to the Games prototype will be applied to all linked entries. The time slots for linked entries are displayed in gray and you can no longer modifiy the linked entries directly, including the time allocation settings.
You can break the link between a restricted program and a prototype at any time by using the Detach from prototype command. The entry will then become independent from the prototype and will be displayed by using the standard colors.
You can also decide that some programs linked to a given prototype will share the time allocation defined at the prototype level. You just have to select the Share time allocation command in the contextual menu (right-click) of the relevant entries. You can share the allocation between all entries linked to a given prototype or between some of them. If you have allocated 3 hours per week to the Games prototype and if you have applied the Share time allocation command to Game1, Game2 and Game3, the user will benefit from a credit of 3 hours for the 3 games all together and not for each game separately. Using this command resets the time used for all linked entried.
Use this command again to stop sharing the allocation.
You can copy the settings of a prototype to the Windows and Internet entries but they will not be linked to the prototype.
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