Standards: Course Weights
To import course weights, you must have standards already created and associated to courses in PowerSchool.
In the Standards: Course Weights dataset, the Parent Weight is used when calculating a final traditional grade. Modifying this weight will impact final traditional grades.
Child Weight is rolled up to the Parent Weight in final standards grades.
Export Standards: Course Weights
You can export the Standards: Course Weights data set, make any necessary changes, and import the updated dataset back in to PowerSchool.
- On the start page, choose Special Functions under Functions in the main menu.
- Click Importing & Exporting.
- Under Data Export, click Data Export Manager.
- Select PowerSchool Data Sets from the Category pop-up menu.
- Select Standards: Course Weights from the Export From pop-up menu.
- Select the fields you want to export.
- If you want to make changes to this dataset and import it back in to PowerSchool, the YearID field is required in the data import file when creating new course weights via import. Additionally, you can include a combination of the following fields in the import file:
- ParentCourse
- ParentStandardID
- StandardCourceAssocID
- If you want to make changes to this dataset and import it back in to PowerSchool, the YearID field is required in the data import file when creating new course weights via import. Additionally, you can include a combination of the following fields in the import file:
- Change the sort order and labels for the export as needed. You can only filter on certain Parent record fields.
- Click Next.
- Set the filter criteria, and then click Show Records.
- Click the Pencil icon next to the record you want to edit. You can only edit Parent weights using this feature.
- Enter the changes for the record, and then click Submit to close the Edit drawer.
- Click Next on the Data Export Manager page.
- Select the export output options, and then click Export.
Import Standards: Course Weights
You can make additional changes as needed to the file prior to importing back in to PowerSchool.
- On the start page, choose Special Functions under Functions in the main menu. The Special Functions page appears.
- Click Importing & Exporting. The Importing & Exporting page appears.
- Click Data Import Manager. The Data Import Manager page appears.
- Select the source file for the import.
- Select Standards: Course Weights from the Import Into pop-up menu, and select the Field Delimiter for the file.
- Click Next.
- Select the PowerSchool Field to map the information from the import file from the pop-up menu.
- Click Next.
- Select the import options for the file.
- Click Import.