System Admin

Overview

The System Admin area is used by your school's System/Network Administrator or TASS.web Technical Support Officer to perform a number of system and security type functions. This module includes administrator functions for both ‘Users’ and ‘Utilities'.

Users Overview

The TASS.web System Admin > Users module manages user access and permissions across various areas of TASS and its portal products.

Menu Item	Description
User Maintenance	Set up and maintain TASS.web users and their permissions, view Login Histories
Security Role Permissions	Set up and maintain security roles.
Assign Security Roles	Assign security roles to users.
LDAP/SAML Maintenance	Set up and maintain LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) configurations.
Reporting User Maintenance	Set up teacher access to academic reporting periods and user access levels for the programs available in the Staff Kiosk Assessment.
SSO Maintenance	Configure single sign-on authentication.
Portal Security Permissions	Set up and maintain functionality that will be available to: Staff in Staff Kiosk. Parents in Parent Lounge. Students in Student Café.

Utilities Overview

The ‘Utilities’ module allows Administrators to manage various system functionalities, including email settings and software updates.

Menu Item	Description
Exception Log	View a log of exceptions with diagnostic information.
Lock Maintenance	View current and historical record lock logs.
Unit Maintenance	This program should not be used unless under instruction from a TASS support team member.
Reset Application	This program should not be used unless under instruction from a TASS support team member.
Server Logs	Access to backend log files, including Cold Fusion Server Logs.
Menu Maintenance	This program should not be used unless under instruction from a TASS support team member.
Printer Definitions	Set up docket printers for the School Shop and Attendance modules.
TASS Licencing	Review the license expiration date and the currently licensed APIs and modules. This program should not be used unless under instruction from a TASS support team member.
Bulk Attachment/Note Upload	Create, upload and delete notes and note attachments in bulk in various TASS.web programs.
Data Upload Utility	A bulk method for maintaining data on multiple records including: Adding data to fields that are not currently populated. Updating data on fields that are currently populated. Deleting data from fields that are currently populated.
Bulk Image Upload	Upload (individually or in bulk) student images, employee images or employee signatures.
Product UI Maintenance	Customise the colour schemes and banner images displayed in TASS Portals.
Product Activation Maintenance	Set up Internet access (activation) information for the TASS Portal Products.
API Gateway Maintenance	Set up TASS Standard and Premium APIs.
Audit Logs Grid	View and export system audit logs for: Login History (TASS.web and all Portals). TASS API Connections Data Upload Utility Parent Lounge Updates Calendar Sync
Change Logs Grid	View and export a log of changes to various Parent, Student and Employee records.
TASS Usage Statistics	View and enable the sharing of TASS Usage Statistics.
Email Settings	Set up and maintain email settings and templates.
Bulk Address Validation	Manage Address validation.
Login Notifications	Create messages that will be displayed above the user interface banner in TASS products TASS.web, Staff Kiosk, Student Cafe, Parent Lounge, webBook, and the Commercial Debtors Payment Portal.
Mail Spool Maintenance	View undelivered emails.
TASS Software Updates	Install TASS software updates.

The following programs are for TASS support personnel for maintenance and licence-issuing purposes. These programs should not be used unless under instruction from a TASS support person:

Unit Maintenance.
Reset Application.
Menu Maintenance.
TASS Licensing.

System Admin Menu

Users

Utilities