General Settings
Configure core academic settings, attendance tracking methods, and period configurations for your institute.
Initial Setup
If no SIS configuration exists, you’ll see a setup screen:
- Fill in the configuration form with your preferred settings
- Click Create SIS Configuration to initialize
- All fields are optional, but recommended for full functionality
Academic Settings
Period Configuration Strategy
Determines how class periods are organized across your institute.
Options:
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Institute Wide: Single period schedule applies to all classes
- Best for: Small schools, consistent schedules
- Benefit: Easier to manage, uniform timings
- Use case: All classes follow the same bell schedule
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Class Wise: Each class can have its own unique schedule
- Best for: Large schools, flexible scheduling needs
- Benefit: Customizable per class/section
- Use case: Different grades have different period structures
How to Configure:
- Select your preferred strategy from the dropdown
- Click Save Changes
- Navigate to the Periods tab to set up schedules
Important: Changing this setting after creating period configurations may require you to reconfigure your schedules.
Student Attendance Method
Defines the granularity of attendance tracking.
Options:
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Daily
- One attendance mark per day (Present/Absent)
- Best for: Primary schools, simple tracking needs
- Use case: Basic attendance without period-level detail
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Half Day
- Separate marks for morning and afternoon sessions
- Best for: Schools with distinct AM/PM sessions
- Use case: Track students who arrive late or leave early
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Period Wise
- Individual attendance for each class period
- Best for: Detailed tracking, secondary schools
- Use case: Subject-specific attendance, detailed reports
- Requires: Period configuration must be set up
Configuration Steps:
- Select the attendance method that matches your needs
- Save changes
- The selected method will be used throughout the SIS module
Attendance In Charge
Specifies who is responsible for marking student attendance.
Options:
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Class Teacher
- The designated class teacher marks attendance
- Best for: Primary schools, homeroom-based systems
- Benefit: Single point of responsibility
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First Period Teacher
- The teacher of the first period each day marks attendance
- Best for: Period-wise attendance, rotating schedules
- Benefit: Distributed responsibility, flexible
Configuration:
- Choose who should mark attendance
- Click Save Changes
- This affects who sees attendance marking options in the SIS module
Attendance Threshold
Minimum attendance percentage required for student eligibility.
Details:
- Range: 0-100%
- Default: 75%
- Common values: 75% (standard), 80% (strict), 70% (lenient)
- Impact: Affects promotion and exam eligibility
How to Configure:
- Enter a percentage value (e.g., 75)
- Save your configuration
- System will flag students below this threshold
Use Cases:
- 75%: Standard requirement for most institutions
- 80%: Stricter attendance policy
- 85%: Very strict, ensures regular attendance
- 70%: Lenient policy for special circumstances
Best Practice: Align this with your institute’s official attendance policy and inform parents clearly.
Default Period Duration
Standard length of a class period in minutes.
Details:
- Range: 5-300 minutes
- Default: 40 minutes
- Common values: 35, 40, 45, 50, 60 minutes
Configuration:
- Enter duration in minutes
- This serves as the default when creating new periods
- Individual periods can override this value
Examples:
- 40 minutes: Standard secondary school period
- 45 minutes: Common for high schools
- 30 minutes: Shorter periods for younger students
- 60 minutes: Extended periods or lab sessions
Current Settings Display
After configuration, view your active settings at a glance:
- Period Strategy: Visual display with icon
- Attendance Method: Current tracking method
- Attendance In Charge: Who marks attendance
- Attendance Threshold: Minimum percentage displayed
- Default Period Duration: Standard period length
Configuration Information
Detailed explanations of each setting are provided in an information card for reference.
