Setting up the Registration Module

Use the Configuration tab in the Registration module to set up the module for your school's needs and requirements. Once you have configured the module to suit you, you will only need to revisit it at the start of each new academic term or year.

It is important that the following functions are configured before you start to use the Registration module:

• Registration Dates & Times. These refer to term dates and the times of registration periods.
• Registration Rules. These rules list the registration records and marking features included in registration periods.

Work through the options listed in the Configuration tab to set up the module:

Option Category	Option	Use to...
School Registration	Register Settings	Set the features displayed in the school register.
	Navigation Settings	Set the navigation and edit settings in the school register.
	View Settings	Set the features displayed in the 'View tabs': Period View. Day View. Week View. List. Search.
	Customisation	Set the display and filter settings for the module.
Outputs	Statistics	Display attendance statistics in the wizard bar and the Period View tab.
	Fire Register	Enable the use of the Fire Register.
	Desktop Tab	Display of absent students on Your Desktop.
Communications	Notes Settings	Display the registration notes bar in the school register.
	Alert Settings	Set up the registration alert function to alert parents of their child's absence.
	Email Settings	Manage registration alert templates.
Dates, Times & Rules	Registration Dates & Times	Set up term dates and registration period times. It is essential that this is done for the module to function. Registration dates and times need to be setup at the start of each new academic term and year.
	Registration Audit	This option is not currently being used.
	Registration Rules	Compile the information held in a register, such the codes that can be used and the forms that can be registered. Each registration period must be assigned to a registration rule for the module to function correctly.
Registration Codes	Registration Codes	Manage the codes used to indicate the reason for a pupil's absence.
	Government Codes	View the codes provided by the Department for Education. These standard absence codes must be used by UK schools to conform to government regulations.
	Registration Present Codes	Manage the codes used to indicate the reason for a student's attendance.
Absence	Future Absence Settings	Set up the display and edit functions of the Future Absence tab.
	Out of School Settings	Set up the display and edit functions of the Out of School tab.
Maintenance	Registration Data Procedures	Override automatic updates to the Registration module.
	Remove Duplicate Groups	Remove duplicate registration records held in the Registration module.

Bear in mind the following: 

• Student and staff records must contain the appropriate data for the Registration module to function correctly. 
• You can only use the Configuration tab if you have full access to the module.