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- |
Used to determine whether students can be added informally to the class when marking attendances on the Attendance window. |
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AllowFutureEntry |
Used to determine whether teachers can mark attendance before a class is scheduled to start. |
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Attendances: CheckSemester |
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. |
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Attendances: DefaultAttended |
Used to determine whether scheduled attendances default to absent or attended. |
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Attendances:- |
Used to determine whether students can be deleted from the class when marking attendances on the Attendance window. |
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BeforeClass- |
Used to set a grace period before class when teachers can mark attendance if AllowFutureEntry is set to false. |
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CancelClass- |
Used to determine whether attendance records are created for cancelled classes. |
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CheckValid- |
Used to determine whether a check is performed to ensure that submitted early departure times are within specific class times. |
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CheckValid- |
Used to determine the message displayed when submitted early departure times are not within specific class times. |
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CheckValidLate- |
Used to determine whether a check is performed to ensure that submitted late arrival times are within specific class times. |
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CheckValidLate- |
Used to determine the message displayed when submitted late arrival times are not within specific class times. |
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Confirm- |
Used to determine whether students are listed when a user confirms attendances on the Attendance window. |
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Confirm- |
Used to determine whether students listed when a user confirms attendances on the Attendance window are either those that have been marked:
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ConfirmStudentsPresentPromptShowPresentFlag configuration setting |
ContactMinutes |
Used to determine the length of the school day for the calculation of Absence Factors. |
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CreateDays- |
Used to determine the maximum number of days after a class that attendances can be created by Attendance Officers. |
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CreateDays- |
Used to determine the message displayed to staff members attempting to submit attendances outside the allowed threshold. |
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CreateDays- |
Used to determine the maximum number of days after a class that attendances can be marked by teachers. |
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Default- |
Used to determine the initial condition of the Attended field on the Attendance window. |
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Default- |
Used to force the user to mark attendances in Attendance Officer mode only. |
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EditDays- |
Used to set the number of days within which class attendances can be changed by the Attendance Officer. |
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EditDays- |
Used to set the message displayed to staff members attempting to edit attendances outside the allowed threshold. |
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EditDays- |
Used to set the number of days within which class attendances can be changed by a teacher. |
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Enable- |
Used to determine whether the Attendance Officer and Teacher modes are displayed on the Set Attendance Search Criteria window. |
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EnableHold- |
Used to determine whether class attendances can be put on hold on the Attendance window. |
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HideFileYear- |
Used to determine if the File Year/Semester/Term controls are displayed on the Attendance Maintenance search window. |
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HideTimetable- |
Used to suppress the timetable clash message when students sign themselves in for classes. |
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IconAlertsDisplay |
Used to determine the widthof the Alerts column and whether it is displayed in the Attendance window. |
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LateAnd- |
Used to determine the time used when creating an absence event, when adding a late entry on the Attendance window. |
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LateAnd- |
Used to determine whether a late arrival entered on the Attendance window creates an absence event with either a late or unknown absence type. |
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LateAnd- |
Used to determine whether to create an absence event if the student arrived late but has been marked present on the Attendance window. |
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MakeLateNot |
Used to automatically change a student's attendance record from late to not present if after the set time. |
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Modify- |
Used to determine whether a reason is required if an attendance record is changed on the Attendance window. |
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MultiPeriod: |
Used to determine whether multi-periods are enabled.
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MultiPeriod: |
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. |
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Overlay- |
Used to set the number of minutes that is used when searching for nonattendance reasons on the Attendance window for possible overlaps with:
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OverlayNonAttendReasonThresholdMinutes configuration setting |
ShowClass- |
Used to determine whether the Class Status field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window. |
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ShowPossible- |
Used to determine whether the Possible Absence Type field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window. |
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ShowPossible- |
Used to determine whether the Possible Description field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window. |
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ShowPossible- |
Used to determine the order that the attendance records are displayed on the Attendance window, when modifying a class that has already been marked. |
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ShowPossible- |
Used to determine whether the Possible Non Attend Reason field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window. |
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ShowPossible- |
Used to determine whether the Possible Reason Code field (column) is displayed on the Attendance window. |
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TreatBlank- |
Used to determine whether the first click on the Attended field on the Attendance window is either:
All other blank records can be treated as attended. |
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UserFlags |
Used to specify user-defined fields (columns) to be included in the grid area of the Attendance window. Up to five additional user-defined fields (columns) can be defined. |
Last modified: 20/12/2016 5:12:43 PM
See Also Maintaining attendance and absence events setup data |
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