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Resolving absence events explained by medical incidents

Some absence events can be explained by medical incidents. For example, students are in the sick bay.

You can filter for unexplained absence events with possible related medical incidents on the Absence Events Maintenance window. This is particularly useful for organisations that enter the medical incidents at the end of the day. Select Unexplained Slip with possible SickBay from the Filter drop-down list.

Absence Events Maintenance window (Filter field)

Example

In the following example, a student is in the sick bay with an upset stomach. A medical incident has been added on the Incidents tab of the Student Medical window. See Medical Maintenance - Incidents tab in the Medical details manual.

Student Medical - Incidents tab (Sick bay example)

The student has also been marked absent on the Attendance Maintenance window and a corresponding absence event has been automatically generated by Synergetic. See Attendance window.

Attendance window

Resolving absence events

To resolve unexplained absences that can be explained by students being in the sick bay instead of being at their usual classes:

  1. Select Module > Students > Absence Events Maintenance.

    The Set Absence Events Search Criteria window is displayed.

  2. Update the search criteria, as required. See Searching for absence events.
  3. Click OK button.

    The Absence Events Maintenance window is displayed.

    Absence Events Maintenance window

  4. Select Unexplained Slip with possible SickBay from the Filter drop-down list.

    Absence Events Maintenance window (Filter field)

    The Absence Events Maintenance window is redisplayed with any absence events that have overlapping medical incidents for each student.

    Absence Events Maintenance window

  5. Select the similar absence events that you want to resolve.

    Absence Events Maintenance window (cutdown)

    Tip: You can use the mouse and the normal Windows Shift and Ctrl keys to select multiple absence events. Hold down the Shift key and click on the first absence event you want to select. While still holding down the Shift key, click the last absence event. All absence events in between your two selections are included.

    Alternatively, you can hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on different absence events in the list to select or clear them.

  6. Update the following fields for the group of absence events being resolved:

    Absence Events Maintenance window (apply to selected records area)

  7. Click Apply button.

    The following dialog window is displayed.

  8. Click Yes button.

    The following dialog window is displayed.

  9. Click OK button.

    The Absence Events Maintenance window is redisplayed, with the absence events having been resolved.

    Absence Events Maintenance window

    Note: The All Absence Events filter has been used to display the resolved absence event.

  10. Repeat steps 5 through 9 until each group of absence events with medical incidents is resolved.

Last modified: 7/11/2012 1:17:26 PM

See Also

Unexplained absences

Following up unexplained absences

Resolving absence events explained by co-curricular activities

Deleting several absence events

Resolving absence events with linked nonattendances

Resolving absence events explained by multiple auto submits

Marking a student present from an absence slip

© 2013 Synergetic Management Systems. Published 15 October 2013.

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