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 ===== How to Create a List from PowerSchool to send a Notification in SchoolMessenger ===== ===== How to Create a List from PowerSchool to send a Notification in SchoolMessenger =====
  
-To create custom list from any type of student data you can search for the group of students, and then export from PowerSchool. So, if you wanted all students that ride bus #100 in the morning, use your search string in PowerSchool:+When notification needs to be sent out to a specific group of students, there is a way to pull the list from PowerSchool, and then create a recipient list for SchoolMessenger to use for the notification. 
  
-**busam1=100**+1. Create the custom list from any type of student data, search for the group of students using any criteria. Refer to the [[powerschool:powerschool:studentsearches|Student Searches]] wiki page for more details. **Example:** To find all students that ride bus #100 in the morning, use the search string: **busam1=100**
  
-Select Quick Export from the group function list. 
 {{ :schoolmessenger:bus_100_psexport.png |}} {{ :schoolmessenger:bus_100_psexport.png |}}
  
-Student_Number for the field (all we need is Student Number), Comma as the Field Delimiter, uncheck Column Titles on 1st Row, Submit and Save the text file. 
  
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 +2. From PowerSchool, export the Student Numbers from the group of selected students.
 +    * Select Quick Export from the group function list.
 +    * Type **Student_Number** for the field.
 +    * Select **Comma** as the Field Delimiter.
 +    * Uncheck Column Titles on 1st Row.
 +    * Click **Submit**
 +    * Save the resulting text file to a convenient location.
 +{{ :schoolmessenger:bus_100_psexport.png |}}
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 +3. From PowerSchool, export the Student Numbers from the group of selected students.
 +    * Select Quick Export from the group function list.
 +    * Type **Student_Number** for the field.
 +    * Select **Comma** as the Field Delimiter.
 +    * Uncheck Column Titles on 1st Row.
 +    * Click **Submit**
 +    * Save the resulting text file to a convenient location.
 {{ :schoolmessenger:student_number_schoolmessenger.png |}} {{ :schoolmessenger:student_number_schoolmessenger.png |}}
  
-Then login to School Messenger: + 
-  * Click the **Broadcasts** tab + 
-  * Select **Lists** +4. Next, login to [[https://asp.schoolmessenger.com/washingtoncounty/|School Messenger]] 
-  * Click **Add New List** +    * Click the **Broadcasts** tab 
-  * Enter //List Name// +    * Select **Lists** 
-  * Choose **Upload List** at the bottom of the screen+    * Click **Add New List** 
 +    * Enter //List Name// 
 +    * Choose **Upload List** at the bottom of the screen
 {{ :schoolmessenger:List_Editor.png |}} {{ :schoolmessenger:List_Editor.png |}}
  
-  * Select **ID# lookup** 
-  * Click **Choose File** to locate the file exported from PowerSchool 
-  * Click **Next** 
-{{ :schoolmessenger:Upload_List.png |}} 
  
  
-  * The contacts found will be listed with the** Matched ID#s**. +5. Upload the list of Student Numbers into SchoolMessenger 
-  * Click **Save**+    * Select **ID# lookup** 
 +    * Click **Choose File** to locate the file exported from PowerSchool 
 +    * Click **Next**{{ :schoolmessenger:Upload_List.png |}} 
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 +6. Retrieve the contact information from the Student Numbers 
 +    * The contacts found will be listed with the** Matched ID#s**. 
 +    * Click **Save**{{ :schoolmessenger:My_Lists.png |}} 
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-{{ :schoolmessenger:My_List.png |}}+The result is a list of recipients stored in SchoolMessenger.\\ 
 +**Example:** The list consists of all students marked as riding the morning bus 100 in PowerSchool. Remember to repeat these steps for //busam2//, for those students that transfer onto bus 100.
  
-You now have a list in SchoolMessenger of all students marked as riding the morning bus 100 in PowerSchool. Remember to repeat these steps for **busam2** for those student that transfer onto bus 100. 
-This method is also useful for an activity or club roster. The possibilities are endless. 
powerschool/powerschool/pslistschoolmessenger.txt · Last modified: 2015/01/23 11:12 by lokes