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Viewing PowerSchool SMS schemas
PowerSchool SMS provides a built-in Data Dictionary that enables report writers and others to look through PowerSchool SMSschemas for information about schema content.
To view PowerSchool SMS schemas:
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In the Admin menu, click District Setup. The District Setup page appears. |
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Under Reports, click Customize Reports. The Customize Reports page appears. |
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In the Actions menu, click Data Dictionary. The Data Dictionary page appears. |
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Click Choose Columns [Figure 80]. The Choose Columns to Display dialog appears. |
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Select the information you want to view and click OK. The information you selected appears in the right-hand grid. |
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When you leave the Data Dictionary page, your selections are retained. |
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Choose a schema from Select a schema. |
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Or, enter all or part of the schema name in Search for schema. PowerSchool SMS displays in Select a schema schemas that match the characters you entered [Figure 80]. |
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Use "%" to find a group of unknown characters. |
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Use "_" to find one unknown character. |
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Use "[ ]" to find a character in a set. |
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Use "[^]" to find a character that is not in a set. |
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To refine the results in Select a schema, choose from the following options: |
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Schema: This is the default option. PowerSchool SMS displays in Select a schema schemas that match the characters you entered. |
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Column: PowerSchool SMS displays in Select a schema schemas that contain a column that matches the characters entered in Search for schema. |
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TABLE_NAME: PowerSchool SMS displays in Select a schema schemas that contain the physical database table name that matches the characters entered in Search for schema. |
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COLUMN_NAME: PowerSchool SMS displays in Select a schema schemas that contain the physical database column name that matches the characters entered in Search for schema. |
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Choose the schema from Select a schema. The information from the schema you selected appears in the grids. |
Figure 80: Data Dictionary page
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Click Choose Columns to select the information you want to view. |
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Click the x to clear search criteria. |
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Schema that contains column name entered in Search for schema. |
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