Attendance Tracking Rule

Use the Attendance Tracking Rule section to enter the part of term, subject, course or CRN, tracking, and Self-Service data for the rule. These items are not required but can be used to specify the attendance tracking setup.

The Display Class and Tracking Unit fields are required for attendance tracking. You must turn on attendance tracking for the rule and define the tracking method. Check the Display Class indicator to display classes to faculty members so they can verify their assignments. Faculty members can view their assigned classes before the term begins based on the start date of the rule and the meeting start date. Start dates for term, part of term, or CRN, are not considered. When the current date is between the rule start and end dates, the class is displayed. When the current date is equal to or after the first meeting date, attendance can be taken.

The Track Class Attendance, Tracking Start Date, and Tracking End Date fields are used to determine whether the faculty member has view only access or can enter data and for what date range. When the date is within the defined date range, data entry is allowed. When it is not with the defined date range, users can only view the data.

Check the Track Class Attendance indicator and set up the Tracking Start Date and Tracking End Date fields to activate attendance tracking. Clear the Track Class Attendance indicator to turn off attendance tracking. You do not need to modify the Tracking Start Date and Tracking End Date fields.

Fields	Descriptions
Rule Code	Attendance tracking rule code. This is a unique sequence number assigned to the rule. It allows users to determine which rule is in use for a CRN.
Part of Term	Part of term code for the term in the Key block.
Subject	Subject code for the course.
Course Number	Course number.
CRN	Course reference number assigned to the section of the course.
Display Class	Check box used to indicate whether attendance tracking is active for the rule. Default is checked or Y.
Tracking Unit	Code of the unit (method) used to record attendance for the rule. Valid values are: Present/Absent, Hours Present, Hours Absent. These are saved to the database as 001, 002, and 003 respectively.
Track Class Attendance	Check box used to indicate whether attendance recording is available for the rule and level in Self-Service. Default is checked or Y. When this indicator is cleared, the records are not displayed in Self-Service. This field serves as a master control for quickly turning Self-Service access on or off.
Tracking Start Date	Date when attendance recording begins in Self-Service for the rule. This date should be equal to or later than the meeting start date. Attendance can only be recorded for meetings that have already occurred. These date settings allow the display of a CRN in the Banner Faculty and Advisor Self-Service pages for this date range, but data entry is not permitted until the first meeting has occurred.
Tracking End Date	Date when attendance recording ends in Self-Service for the rule. Attendance can only be recorded for meetings that have already occurred. These date settings allow the display of a CRN in the Banner Faculty and Advisor Self-Service pages for this date range, but data entry is not permitted until the first meeting has occurred.