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SIS 2000+ Student Activities and Awards

Sec. 3, Add / Edit Activities

3.1 Add an Activity or Award

3.1.1 Click on the Add command button to open a blank Activities/Awards record in the entry mode (Fig. 8).

3.1.2 Use the TAB key to move from field to field. Enter data as follows:


Fig. 8


• Begin Date -

Enter the date the activity started or was awarded. To set the date, click on the field button to activate the drop-down calendar (Fig. 9). Use the small VCR buttons to go to the target year/month. Then click on the target day until it is highlighted in yellow. Click on the Select command button to enter the selected date in the field, or Cancel to abort. To restore today's date, click on the Today command button until today's date (System Date) is highlighted on yellow. Then click on the Select command button to post that date in the field and close the calendar.


Fig. 9


• End Date -

Enter the date the activity ended. If award, enter the same date as Begin Date. Set the date in the same manner as the Begin Date (above) by using the drop-down calendar. If an ending date is specified, a beginning date must also be specified and the ending date must be greater than or equal to the beginning date.
• Type -

Select "Activity" or "Award."
• Activity -

Both activities and awards are included in this user defined selection list. Select the one that best describes the entry.
• Grade Level -

Select the grade level that applies to the time of the activity or award.
• Service Time -

Enter a numeric time value in the first field, then a unit of measurement on the second field.
• Sponsor -

Enter the name of the faculty, parent, guardian, etc. that sponsored this student for the activity or award, if applicable.
• Remarks -

Enter free-form comments.
• Flags -

These boxes are user defined database flags that can be accessed by reporting functions. The flags will be defined by the System Administrator using the SIS 2000+ Database Manager program.
• Has Permission -

Check this box if the student was authorized for this activity.

3.1.3 Save record
Click on the Save command button to post data and create a new record, or Undo to cancel all changes since the last save. Click on Done to return to the main screen. The new entry will be added to the summary list.

3.2.1 From the summary list on the main screen select the entry to be edited by clicking on the line until it is selected by a small black arrow on the left side.

3.2.2 Click on the Edit command button to activate the information screen for the selected entry in the edit mode.

3.2.3 Use the TAB key to move from field to field. Enter or modify data as required.

3.2.4 Click on the Save command button to post changes, or Undo to clear all changes since the last save.

3.2.5 Click on the Done command button to return to the main screen.