To prevent other customizers from making changes to a custom schema [>>] the District Administrator can install an owner key on his or her computer. The owner key is a file available from PowerSchool that serves two purposes: to identify the creator of the customized schema and to prevent other customizers from making changes to the creator's schema.
When an administrator installs the owner key, PowerSchool SMSlocks existing customized schema, preventing changes from being made directly in the schema by anyone but the schema creator; new custom schemas created after an owner key is installed are locked as soon as they are created. Any customizer who is not the creator sees a lock icon beside the custom schema; he or she can extend the schema, but cannot edit it directly or delete it.
The panels and fields on the pages [>>] in a locked schema cannot be edited or deleted; however new panels can be added with new fields.
If the administrator opts out of using an owner key, PowerSchool SMS uses the district number as a creator ID to identify the owner of a customization. We recommend that the administrator update the district number in PowerSchool SMS to a number meaningful to the school district so that the customization can be easily identified. See Entering District-specific information [>>].
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