Sync Location
Schools with SIS Veracross Integration can now sync (create and update) all their locations on Orah. For schools with an active SIS integration, the steps below will guide you to sync the location from the respective SIS.
Create & Update
Building description + Room description + Campus description
🧭 Navigate : Admin Console > Data Integration or App Directory > Integration
Use this link to go directly to the SIS integration page
☝🏽 Note - If a new Veracross connection has been made, it is most likely that the location records are synced. So, if you have already synced location, skip to view location below.
🧭 Navigate : App Directory (left side menu bar) > under the SIS Partners tab > Veracross
Step 01 |  |
Step 02 Select 'Location' from the list of available records to sync, and click on 'Next' |   |
Step 03 |  |
Finished ! |  |
Location Sync Settings
Schools have 2 sync options to Create or Update location accounts or both.
Create - will create any new location user account
If you don't want to auto-sync, it can be disabled using the Auto-Sync toggle option
Auto-sync takes place once every 24 hrs
Use the Sync button on the top right corner to manually run the sync
Use the kabab (3 dots) menu on the top right corner to remove the sync
Note removing the sync will not result in deleting the location
🧭 Navigate : Admin Console > Data Integration or App Directory > Integration > Location > Settings
View Synced Location
Once the integration is completed, all the locations will be available at
🧭 Navigate : Admin Console > Locations
SIS imported locations can be used as regular locations
Will be displayed on My Schedule, Roll Records, Location Overview etc
Characteristics of SIS locations :
SIS Icon: each imported location is marked with an SIS icon
Zones Assignment: If not available or set when configuring the sync, locations are automatically assigned to existing 'On Grounds' zones
User Interactive Tracking: disabled by default for all SIS locations, but can be enabled by an admin. Two settings control whether staff/students can actually select an SIS location manually (e.g. in the student's Location dropdown on the Homeboard):
User Interactive Location — toggle this on for the location/zone
Check-in Rule (Staff Check-in / Student App Check-in) — this must also be enabled for that location; turning on User Interactive Location alone is not enough
Once both are enabled, the SIS-synced location will appear as a selectable destination, so there's no need to create a duplicate manual location.
In-transit Tracking: hidden for SIS locations — this setting isn't available for SIS-synced locations
Geo-location Handling:
Main locations can have geo-location tagged
Sub-location will inherit geolocation from the parent/main location
Sub-location can have its own geo-location if "Inherit the geolocation from the parent location" option is disabled
Allowed Actions:
Move SIS locations to a different zone.
Create manual sub-locations under the SIS locations
Restricted Actions:
Cannot delete SIS locations.
Cannot rename SIS locations.
Cannot change location type
Cannot change zone directly (moving the location will change the zone)
New Filters in Location Manager:
SIS Locations
Orah Locations
For existing schools - that already have locations on Orah - running this location sync would add all the SIS locations along with the existing ones.
For new schools - not having any locations - running this location sync would give schools a head start. Start using locations in Orah right away — no manual locations to be added. From day one, you'll be ready to use SIS locations for attendance, passes, tracking, and more.
Support tip: SIS location not selectable in dropdown
If a Veracross-synced location isn't showing up as an option when moving a student, check two settings on that location:
User Interactive Location must be turned on
the Check-in Rule (Staff Check-in / Student App Check-in) must also be turned on
Both are required — enabling User Interactive Location alone will not make the location selectable. You can configure both from the location's settings in Admin Console > Locations.
Hope this was helpful. Orah can also import all locations from other SIS like Blackbaud and TASS (coming soon), do let your neighboring school know about it. If you have any further questions, just click the blue chat icon at the bottom right corner of this page or email us at Support email - support@orah.com, we will help you navigate through it. Cheers !