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Maintaining attendance configuration settings

Some aspects of the attendance function can be configured to suit your organisation's needs.

The attendance configuration settings:

Key configuration settings

Configuration setting

Description

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AddAny-
StudentFlag

Used to determine whether students can be added informally to the class when marking attendances on the Attendance window.

AddAnyStudentFlag configuration setting

AllowFutureEntry

Used to determine whether teachers can mark attendance before a class is scheduled to start.

AllowFutureEntry configuration setting

Attendances: CheckSemester
Dates

Used to check classes being marked and display a warning if the class does not fall within the defined semester dates for the year level.

Attendances:CheckSemesterDates configuration setting

Attendances: DefaultAttended

Used to determine whether scheduled attendances default to absent or attended.

Attendances:DefaultAttended configuration setting

Attendances:-
ShowDelete-
ButtonFlag

Used to determine whether students can be deleted from the class when marking attendances on the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cut down)

Attendances:ShowDeleteButtonFlag configuration setting

BeforeClass-
StartsMinutes

Used to set a grace period before class when teachers can mark attendance if AllowFutureEntry is set to false.

BeforeClassStartsMinutes configuration setting

CancelClass-
Creates-
Attendandance-
Records

Used to determine whether attendance records are created for cancelled classes.

CancelClassCreatesAttendanceRecords configuration setting

CheckValid-
EarlyDeparture-
Flag

Used to determine whether a check is performed to ensure that submitted early departure times are within specific class times.

CheckValidEarlyDepartureFlag configuration setting

CheckValid-
EarlyDeparture-
Message

Used to determine the message displayed when submitted early departure times are not within specific class times.

CheckValidEarlyDepartureMessage configuration setting

CheckValidLate-
ArrivalFlag

Used to determine whether a check is performed to ensure that submitted late arrival times are within specific class times.

CheckValidLateArrivalFlag configuration setting

CheckValidLate-
ArrivalMessage

Used to determine the message displayed when submitted late arrival times are not within specific class times.

CheckValidLateArrivalMessage configuration setting

Confirm-
Students-
Present-
PromptFlag

Used to determine whether students are listed when a user confirms attendances on the Attendance window.

Confirm Attendance window

ConfirmStudentsPresentPromptFlag configuration setting

Confirm-
Students-
Present-
PromptShow-
PresentFlag

Used to determine whether students listed when a user confirms attendances on the Attendance window are either those that have been marked:

  • present are listed as being present

    Confirm Attendance window

  • absent are listed as being not present.

    Confirm Attendance window

ConfirmStudentsPresentPromptShowPresentFlag configuration setting

ContactMinutes

Used to determine the length of the school day for the calculation of Absence Factors.

ContactMinutes configuration setting

CreateDays-
Threshold-
Attendance-
Officer

Used to determine the maximum number of days after a class that attendances can be created by Attendance Officers.

CreateDaysThresholdAttendanceOfficer configuration setting

CreateDays-
Threshold-
ErrorMessage

Used to determine the message displayed to staff members attempting to submit attendances outside the allowed threshold.

CreateDaysThresholdErrorMessage configuration setting

CreateDays-
Threshold-
Teacher

Used to determine the maximum number of days after a class that attendances can be marked by teachers.

CreateDaysThresholdTeacher configuration setting

Default-
AttendedMode

Used to determine the initial condition of the Attended field on the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cut down)

DefaultAttendedMode configuration setting

Default-
Attendance-
OfficerFlag

Used to force the user to mark attendances in Attendance Officer mode only.

DefaultAttendanceOfficerFlag configuration setting

EditDays-
Threshold-
Attendance-
Officer

Used to set the number of days within which class attendances can be changed by the Attendance Officer.

information - cannot be edited (attendance officer, cut down)

EditDaysThresholdAttendanceOfficer configuration setting

EditDays-
Threshold-
ErrorMessage

Used to set the message displayed to staff members attempting to edit attendances outside the allowed threshold.

EditDaysThresholdErrorMessage configuration setting

EditDays-
Threshold-
Teacher

Used to set the number of days within which class attendances can be changed by a teacher.

information - cannot be edited (teacher, cut down)

EditDaysThresholdTeacher configuration setting

Enable-
Attendance-
OfficerMode-
Flag

Used to determine whether the Attendance Officer and Teacher modes are displayed on the Set Attendance Search Criteria window.

Set Attendance Search Criteria window (cut down)

EnableAttendanceOfficerModeFlag configuration setting

EnableHold-
Flag

Used to determine whether class attendances can be put on hold on the Attendance window.

Resume for hold message

EnableHoldFlag configuration setting

HideFileYear-
AndSemester

Used to determine if the File Year/Semester/Term controls are displayed on the Attendance Maintenance search window.

HideFileYearAndSemester configuration setting

HideTimetable-
ClashMessage

Used to suppress the timetable clash message when students sign themselves in for classes.

HideTimetableClashMessage configuration setting

IconAlertsDisplay

Used to determine the widthof the Alerts column and whether it is displayed in the Attendance window.

Attendance window - Alerts field (cutdown for wn)

IconAlertsDisplay configuration setting

LateAnd-
NotPresent-
WriteLate-
TimeFlag

Used to determine the time used when creating an absence event, when adding a late entry on the Attendance window.

Absence Events Maintenance window (cut down)

LateAndNotPresentWriteLateTimeFlag configuration setting

LateAnd-
NotPresent-
WriteLate-
TypeFlag

Used to determine whether a late arrival entered on the Attendance window creates an absence event with either a late or unknown absence type.

Absence Events Maintenance window (cut down)

LateAndNotPresentWriteLateTypeFlag configuration setting

LateAnd-
PresentCreate-
AEFlag

Used to determine whether to create an absence event if the student arrived late but has been marked present on the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cut down)

LateAndPresentCreateAEFlag configuration setting

MakeLateNot
Present
Threshold
Minutes

Used to automatically change a student's attendance record from late to not present if after the set time.

MakeLateNotPresentThresholdMinutes configuration setting

Modify-
Attendance-
Prompt-
ReasonFlag

Used to determine whether a reason is required if an attendance record is changed on the Attendance window.

Modify Attendance Reason window

ModifyAttendancePromptReasonFlag configuration setting

MultiPeriod:
Enable

Used to determine whether multi-periods are enabled.

 

MultiPeriod:Enable configuration setting

MultiPeriod:
MaxInterval

Used to specify the maximum break between two classes that still allows them to be treated as multi-periods.

Can also be used to schedule a short break between classes to allow students to make their way from one class to the next.

MultiPeriod:MaxInterval configuration setting

Overlay-
NonAttend-
Reason-
Threshold-
Minutes

Used to set the number of minutes that is used when searching for nonattendance reasons on the Attendance window for possible overlaps with:

  • absence events
  • medical incidents
  • co-curricular activities.

Attendance window (cut down)

OverlayNonAttendReasonThresholdMinutes configuration setting

ShowClass-
Status

Used to determine whether the Class Status field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cut down)

ShowClassStatus configuration setting

ShowPossible-
AbsenceCode

Used to determine whether the Possible Absence Type field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cut down)

ShowPossibleAbsenceCode configuration setting

ShowPossible-
Description

Used to determine whether the Possible Description field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window.

Attendance (configuration file maintenance, ShowPossibleDescription, cutdown)

ShowPossibleDescription configuration setting

ShowPossible-
NonAttend-
FirstFlag

Used to determine the order that the attendance records are displayed on the Attendance window, when modifying a class that has already been marked.

Attendance window (cut down)

ShowPossibleNonAttendFirstFlag configuration setting

ShowPossible-
NonAttend-
Reason

Used to determine whether the Possible Non Attend Reason field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cut down)

ShowPossibleNonAttendReason configuration setting

ShowPossible-
ReasonCode

Used to determine whether the Possible Reason Code field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cut down)

ShowPossibleReasonCode configuration setting

TreatBlank-
AsAttended-
Flag

Used to determine whether the first click on the Attended field on the Attendance window is either:

  • Attendance window - Attended field (marked as absent)
  • Attendance window - Attended field (marked as present).

All other blank records can be treated as attended.

TreatBlankAsAttendedFlag configuration setting

UserFlags

Used to specify user-defined fields (columns) to be included in the grid area of the Attendance window.

Attendance window (cutdown)

Up to five additional user-defined fields (columns) can be defined.

UserFlag configuration settings

Last modified: 20/12/2016 5:12:43 PM

See Also

Maintaining attendance and absence events setup data

Maintaining absence events lookup tables

Maintaining absence events configuration settings

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