School Link Categories (Maintain)
Overview
The ‘School Link Categories (Maintain)' program is used to set up and maintain the School Link Categories that can be selected when creating new School Links in Staff Kiosk Links > School Links (Maintain).
This program can be accessed by navigating to Staff Kiosk Links.
School Links appear in their defined categories when viewed in Staff Kiosk, Parent Lounge, Student Café and certain areas of the Staff Orbit, Parent Orbit and Student Orbit mobile apps.
Examples of categories might be:
Policies
Newsletters
Maps
User Security Permissions
Access to this program is controlled by the ‘School Link Categories (Maintain)’ security permission point in TASS.web System Admin > Users > Portal Security Permissions for Staff Kiosk.
Maintain School Link Categories Grid
The ‘Maintain School Link Categories' grid provides a snapshot of existing categories that have been set up by your school.
From the Action column, you can click the ‘Edit’ link to view or modify details for an existing 'School Link Category', or click ‘Delete’ to remove the category.
To add a new School Link, click on the 'Add Category' button.
Fields that require further explanation | |
Category Number | This is a system-generated number and is not editable. |
* Category Description | Enter a School Link Category description, up to 30 characters. This is the text that will be displayed to the users when viewed in Staff Kiosk, Parent Lounge, Student Café and certain areas of the Staff Orbit, Parent Orbit and Student Orbit mobile apps. |
* Sort Order | This is the order in which 'Categories' will appear listed in Staff Kiosk, Staff Orbit, Parent Lounge, Parent Orbit and Student Café. |
Click ‘Save’ to create a new school link category, or ‘Update’ to save changes made to an existing school category.
Use Staff Kiosk Links > School Links (Maintain) to associate your School Links with the School Link Categories that you have created in this program.