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Setting the default attendance code

You can specify a default attendance code for the school, that is, the code that Chancery SMS assigns to every student in every class and homeroom at the start of each day. You can set the default attendance code to one of the following:

= Present: Also known as exception attendance. Chancery SMS records the student as present unless a staff member records otherwise. The Present-type school attendance code that Chancery SMS records is that which is assigned to the "P" quick-entry button [>>].
= Absent: Also known as positive attendance. Chancery SMS records the student as absent unless a staff member records otherwise. The Absent-type school attendance code that Chancery SMS records is that which is assigned to the "P" quick-entry button [>>].

Caution: Changing the default attendance code has a retroactive effect. If you change the default attendance code after attendance has been recorded, Chancery SMS changes all attendance codes that were used by default to the new default attendance code.

To set the default attendance code for a school [SA]:

Table 29: Permissions pertaining to attendance code setup

Task

Permission Name

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Set up attendance codes

School Setup > Attendance Code Setup List

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