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Example: Creating a custom schema with pages, panels and fields

The following example illustrates how the District Administrator would create a custom extension schema [>>] in the Student Demographics feature area [>>], that is available to both district-level and school-level users. The sample schema's name is Communication; it contains a page named Student Communication and a Contact Info panel with a field in which users can enter a student's cell phone number [Figure 442].

Figure 442: Example of custom schema with a page, panel and fields

The steps to creating this sample custom schema are:

Step 1: Create an extension schema [>>]

Step 2: Configure fields [>>]

Step 3: Add the page to the schema [>>]

Step 4: Add the panel to the page [>>]

Step 5: Add the custom fields to the panel [>>]

Note: As an alternative to creating a custom schema in this instance and depending on district requirements, the District Administrator could choose to simply add a new panel and fields to an existing demographics page [see Working with custom pages, panels, and fields >>].

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