Update Selections

Use the Update Selections function to update a group of selected records at one time. Update selections for procedures such as Unlock Previously Scheduled Courses, Set the Next Year Grade Field for an Entire Grade Level, Schedule All of Next Year's Students, and Assign a Group of Students to a Building, House, or Team. For general instructions, refer to Update Selections.

To change the records for a group of students, first select the student group.

Navigate to the PowerScheduler page.
Under Tools, choose Functions from the PowerScheduler menu.
Click Update Selections.
Use the following table to enter information in the fields
Click Search within the current [# of selected] records only. The Update Selections page displays the new number of current records in selection.

Field

Description

Current Table

Choose the table from which you want to export records from the pop-up menu.

Refer to http://your.school.address/admin/home?ac=structure for a complete list of PowerSchool tables and fields.

Select all [x] records in this table

To indicate the records to use in the export, either:

Click Select all [X] records in this table to select all records. Skip to Step 6.
Identify search criteria in the Search fields by continuing to the next step.

Search Students

Choose a field from the first menu.

Choose an operator from the second menu:

Equals (=)
Less than (<)
Greater than (>)
Less than or equal to (<=)
Greater than or equal to (>=)
Does not equal (#)
Contains (contains)
Does not contain (!Contain)

In the last field, enter the value for the field.

Do one of the following:
1. Click List View to view the selections.
2. Click Select Records by Hand to narrow the selection. Press and hold COMMAND (Mac) or CONTROL (Windows) and click the selections you want to keep. Click Submit.
3. Click Modify Records and continue to the next step.
Choose the field to modify in the selected records.
Enter the value for the field to modify in the selected records.
Click Modify Selected Records.