TER - Update Teacher Passwords
Overview
The ‘Update Teacher Passwords’ program is a tool for processing bulk changes to selected teacher login passwords for use in the Staff Kiosk portal.
This program can be accessed by navigating to TASS.web Student Admin > Teacher Records > Teacher Information.
You can use this program instead of TASS.web Student Admin > Teacher Records > Teacher Information > Teachers, when there is a need to update more than one teacher’s password in the database.
Passwords cannot be updated using this program if LDAP or SAML integration is enabled for the Staff Kiosk portal.
Updating Teacher Passwords
The 'Update Teacher Passwords' screen displays a blank data grid and a 'Department' selection screen. Select a 'Department' to display teachers in the chosen department, or select 'All' to display all current teachers.
Holding down the 'Shift' key while clicking on different departments permits a range selection, and holding down the 'Ctrl' key allows individual selection of additional fields.
Only teachers with the 'Staff Kiosk Access' flag set to 'Y' in their Teacher Record appear on the list.
Teachers who already have a password will display asterisks in the 'Password' field; those teachers who don't will display a blank 'Password' field.
There are two ways in which a new password can be created:
OPTION 1: Click an individual cell to enter a new teacher password. The field allows a maximum of 32 characters and is case-sensitive.
Use the 'Fill Down' icon to replicate the same data down the column.
OPTION 2: Select the 'Generate' icon to randomly create a unique 7-character password for all teachers displayed in the grid.
To start over, use the 'Restore' icon to undo your changes.
If you make a mess, use the 'Restore' button to undo your changes. Unsaved data will be lost. The data will be restored to the last 'Save'. If you have not saved, the data will revert to its state when you first loaded the grid.
Select 'Save' to commit your changes to the database or 'Cancel' to return to the selection screens.
Notifying Teachers About Password Updates
Select the 'Email' icon to generate a bulk email to all teachers displayed in the grid with new password information. Only teachers with a new password will be notified.
A return email address must be entered before the email can be created.
Example
Hi Ms F O'Donnell,
Your new TASS portal access password is: NGG8WXx
This is a system-generated email that cannot be customised.