UAE configuration

Make the following configuration changes to support UAE requirements.

Setup default locale ​

1. Navigate to District Office, System Management.

2. Select System Locales.

3. Choose the Arabic Locale.

4. Select the Country and Language according to your preference.

5. Select the System Default Locale checkbox.

6. Click Submit.

Setup right Numeric and Currency Format​​

1. Navigate to District Office, System Management.

2. Select System Locales.

3. Choose the Arabic Locale.

4. In the Currency Format dropdown, select #,##0.00.

5. Click Save.

Setup Currency Code and Symbol​​

1. Navigate to District Office, District Management.

2. Select Display Preferences.

3. Click on Units and Alphabet Filter.

4. Add the Currency Code as AED.

5. Add the Currency Name as Dirham.

6. Save the changes.

Adding Translation for AED

1. Navigate to District Office, System Management.

2. Select Localization.

3. Click on Localize PowerSchool.

4. Navigate to the Data tab.

5. Set the Locale to Arabic.

6. Set the Functional Area to PowerSchool Customer Defined Data.

7. Set the Category to Currency Name and enter AED.

8. Select Contains and enter the translated text for AED.

9. Click Submit.

Set a mandatory field for Student, Contact and Staff pages​

1. Navigate to Data Validation Rules.

2. Search for the required table and select the appropriate column name.

3. Select the Required checkbox to make the column a mandatory field.

4. Save the changes (if applicable).

Displaying Arabic values in Object Reports for PDF​​

1. Navigate to District Office, System Management.

2. Select Reports.

3. Click on System Reports.

4. Select Report Queue Preference.

5. Select the Use Advanced PDF Processing checkbox.

6. Save the changes (if applicable).

Setup Gregorian and Hijri calendar​

1. Navigate to District Office, System Management.

2. Select System Locales.

3. Choose the Arabic Locale.

4. In the Calendar System dropdown, select both Gregorian and Hijri.

5. Click Save.

Set up Apex Login Account

1. Locate the staff member who needs Apex workspace access.

2. Navigate to Staff Security Settings, Administrator tab.

3. Select the Apex checkbox.

4. If the Password field is disabled:

   • Uncheck Apex.

   • Click Submit.

   • Once the page reloads, select the Apex checkbox and the password field is displayed.

5. Enter a password for the Apex account.

6. Ensure the PowerSchool Admin and ReportWorks checkboxes are selected.

7. Click Submit.

Enable RTL in Enterprise Report

To enable RTL in Enterprise Report, visit, Enabling RTL in Enterprise Report.

Uploading and Using Images in APEX Static Application Files

1. Navigate to your APEX application, Shared Components, Static Application Files.

2. Click Upload File and select the appropriate image.

3. After the upload is complete, reference the image in your HTML using the following syntax:

<img src=#APP_IMAGES#imagename.png alt=Logo>

5. Replace imagename.png with the actual name of your uploaded image file.