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By default, all students are listed who have an absence or tardy posted for any period on the selected date. If no students have been marked absent or tardy on that date, a blank row is displayed.
Clicking an underlined column heading will sort the grid in ascending order by that column. Click it again to sort in descending order.
A green arrow next to the column heading indicates the column by which the grid is currently sorted and whether it is sorted in ascending or descending order.
| Date | The current date is selected by default. Click in the field to select a valid absence date from the calendar. Or, type the date in the MMDDYYYY format. This is the date on which the student will be posted absent or tardy. |
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| Track | Select the attendance track. Only tracks established for the campus in the Attendance application are listed. |
| From Period To Period |
Select the range of periods for which to post attendance. The periods are displayed in the grid according to your selections. |
If you change the Date, Track, or From/To Period, the list of students is re-displayed according to your selections. It is not necessary to click Retrieve.
To update an existing posting code:
| All Periods (##-##) |
If the student was absent all periods, type or click IMPORTANT: If you enter a value for All Periods, it will overwrite any existing values in the individual periods when you save. |
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| Period/Code |
For each period where the student was absent or tardy, type or click To delete an absence/tardy, type PR (Present) in the Code field and save. |
| Comments by Period |
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![]() | Click to view the student's class schedule for the semester of the specified date. The schedule opens in a pop-up window. |
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The icon is only available if the row has not been saved. |
To add a student to the list, click +Add. A blank row is added to the grid.
| Student ID |
Begin typing the student ID (with leading zeros) or last name. As you begin typing, a drop-down list displays students whose ID or last name begins with the numbers or characters you have typed. The drop-down list displays the students' full name and grade level. From the drop-down list you can select the student. Or, click Directory to select a student from the directory. |
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Add posting codes and comments as necessary.
Click Save to post attendance and save comments.
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