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Setting up Passes (admin)

Creating and managing open passes to suit the pass requirements of your school

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Written by Nicholas Hillier
Updated over 3 weeks ago

What are Passes?

A Pass is a way to show that a student is off campus, or is otherwise not where they would normally be. There are many different types of passes that can be created: weekend leaves, college visits, meals off campus, and health center appointments, to name a few.

Passes can be set up for a quick trip off campus that students can activate on their own or can be set up to require endorsement from both guardians and teachers to ensure proper permissions have been received.

Passes may also be reserved for staff use - for team sign-outs on a trip to an away game, health center visits, and more.

Creating a Pass

From the Admin Console, scroll down to the Attendance (Supervise) product and select 'Passes'.

In the top right corner, click '+ Add New Pass'.

Section 1: Name and Description

Enter the details of your pass. You can also edit the color of the icon to help you organize your pass types.

Section 2: Locations

Select which location options will be available for selection when students are filling out the form for this pass. Toggle on 'Other' next to a zone to allow students to type in a destination that is not listed.

Section 3: Assignments

If you toggle off All Students, you will be given options to assign the pass to certain Houses and/or Groups. This means the pass can be restricted to students of certain age levels or permission levels.

Section 4: Form Builder

Build the leave form to suit your needs. As you toggle each option on, you will see it appear on the preview on the right. Left of the toggle there is an edit button to help you pre-select options. On the form itself, you can also preset options to save time. Click here to learn how to customize transportation options.

Section 5: Workflow

Gain total control over the request and approval process from allowing parents and students to apply, ordering endorsements, having certain staff approve, and allowing approved leave to be signed out on the Kiosk. Please click here for a detailed look into how to get the most out of the Workflow.

Section 6: Rules

This section allows you to set automation to streamline the pass. You can also set the pass to automatically sign the student out at the time of departure, as well as enable reminders to be sent before, during, and once the pass is over.
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Read about all RULES in a separate article here - https://success.orah.com/en/articles/10299460-pass-type-rules

Edit, Review, or Copy a Pass

In the Passes menu, you will see a list of all Passes. Click on the three dots to the right of a Pass name to edit, copy, deactivate, or delete a pass.

To know how to create Event Passes for school-sponsored events or collect travel plans for school vacations, please refer to the following help article - https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5344909-events
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Feel free to reach us should you have any questions or concerns.

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