PowerSchool SIS Tennessee

State Reporting 20.6.2.0 Release Notes

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Release Note

PSSR-232645

045 Extract DCF Process Updated for Transportation Value "Both"

The 045 extract DCF process is updated to create a record in the Stateeventqueue when the transportation record with the value "Both" in the Fromto field of the Transportation table is added or changed.

PSSR-232646

045 Extract EIS Process Updates for Transportation Value "Both"

The 045 extract EIS process is updated to create an EIS record for a transportation record with the value of "Both" in the "FromTo" field of the Transportation table.

PSSR-234593

Convert GetCF to Direct Extended Field on CRDC Report

CRDC Report: Version 1.3

The GetCF function is converted to direct extended fields and improve the performance of the CRDC Report.

PSSR-234595

Convert GetCF to Direct Extended Field on CTE Monthly and Annual FTEADA Summary

CTE Monthly and Annual FTEADA Summary: Version 1.6

The GetCF function is converted to direct extended fields and improve the performance of the CTE Monthly and Annual FTEADA Summary report

PSSR-234597

Convert GetCF to Direct Extended Field on TN_Voc_Common_SQLMap.xml

The GetCF functions are converted to direct extended fields to improve the performance of the following reports

  • CTE Monthly and Annual FTEADM Summary

  • Vocational Monthly and Annual FTE ADA/ADM Audit

  • Vocational Monthly and Annual FTEADM Summary

  • Vocational Monthly and Annual FTEADA Summary

  • CTE Monthly and Annual FTEADA Summary

  • Director's Membership/Attendance

PSSR-234598

Extract 052 Updated to Use Extended Fields

Extract 052 is updated to use the extended fields.

PSSR-233535

New Contacts Link for New User Experience (PS 20.4 and higher)

For districts on PowerSchool version 20.4 (or higher), that are using the New User Experience, a [StateName] Contacts link has been added to the Start Page left navigation menu, under Contact Search. Use this link to access the State Student Contacts search page.

PSSR-170737

Performance Updates to Tennessee Code

Updates have been made to Tennessee code to improve the performance of various queries and calculations.

PSSR-235520

TN Director's Membership/Attendance and Director's Membership/Attendance Audit Reports Calculate ADA Incorrectly

Director's Membership/Attendance, Version 3.0
Director's Membership/Attendance Audit, Version 2.6

The Director's Membership/Attendance and Director's Membership/Attendance Audit reports now calculate ADA values correctly for students who leave and return on the same day.

PSSR-223758

TN EIS SFTP Automation

Extracts can now be scheduled to run at a specified time and day. When the extracts are created they automatically upload to an SFTP server. Extracts that are successfully created and transmitted appear in the extract list with the filename appended with "_transmtted" and a transmitted timestamp.

If the SFTP server where the extracts are uploaded is not already registered in Powerschool, register it as follows:

  1. Navigate to the Plugin Management Dashboard.

  2. Click Remote Connection Manager.

  3. Click Create Connection.

  4. Populate the form with the connection parameters for the SFTP server.

  5. Click Submit.

Set the scheduler parameters using the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Tennessee Education Information System (EIS) page.

  2. Click the Maintenance tab.

  3. Click Schedule Extracts.

  4. Set the Scheduled Start Time for when the extract processes should run.

  5. Select the Days to run the extract processes.

  6. Select the Extracts to run.

  7. From the Connection drop-down list, select the SFTP server to which the extract should be uploaded

  8. Click Schedule Extracts.

PSSR-232643

Transportation ADT Report: Updates for the new Transportation value "Both"

Transportation ADT Report: Version 1.8

The Transportation ADT Report is updated to include the new value "Both".

PSSR-233440

XAP Rename Report: Field Renamed Exclude Class Rank

The field "Do not include class rank" in the XAP Rename Report has been renamed Exclude Class Rank.