Account Administrators
Documentation on configuring your school's account
112 articles
- Configure Imported staff in OrahUse this guide to assign the correct role and house to staff members who have been imported into Orah.
- Add Individual Students to an Event (Without Student Response)This article explains how staff can manually add individual students to an Event in Orah without requiring the student to respond or submit a sign-up form, ideal for younger students…
- NFC Tap Out / Tap Back In Pass Workflow (Student Self-Serve)This guide explains how to configure a pass so students can activate it by scanning an NFC tile and optionally scan again to end the pass, creating a fast “tap…
- Setting Up Your Operational CalendarA guide to building your school's calendar structure in Admin Console — synced school years, teaching-week calendars, and per-division scheduling.
- Multi-School Login on OrahOrah now lets staff and students access multiple schools with a single login—no need to juggle different usernames or passwords!
- Impersonating a Staff Member or StudentHow school admins can view Orah exactly as a staff member or student does, for faster troubleshooting
- Adding Houses to Your School AccountNeed to set up houses or dorms for your boarding students? You’re in the right place!
- Integrating with your School's SISConnecting your school’s Student Information System to Orah is one of the best way to keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.
- Enabling Single Sign-On (SSO)Let your staff, students, and parents login to Orah using your school's central authentication system.
- Magnus Health IntegrationHere is your guide to set up an integration between Orah and Magnus.
- Showing Your School PrideMake your Orah account feel like your school—colors, logos, fonts, and values included!
- Exploring Additional Admin ToolsOrah’s Admin Console offers powerful tools that help school administrators manage key aspects of their account.
- Daily Email DigestStay in the loop, without spending your day checking- by setting up a Daily Email Digest.
- What is RFID Check-in?RFID check-in allows students to tap their ID card on a connected RFID reader to quickly check into checkpoints or record attendance. This provides a fast tap-to-scan check-in alternative to…
- RFID Hardware & Setup GuideThis guide explains the hardware requirements and setup process for RFID check-ins and attendance in Orah.
- Using RFID for Checkpoints & AttendanceOnce RFID is configured, students can tap their card to check into checkpoints or record attendance without manually searching for their name.
- Managing Student RFID Card IdentifiersBefore students can use RFID cards for checkpoints or attendance, Orah must be able to match each card to a student record. This guide explains how RFID card identifiers work…
- RFID Troubleshooting & FAQsThis article covers common RFID setup questions and troubleshooting steps.
- Orah AppsUnderstanding the apps that are available to your different user types
- Orah Checkpoint Kiosk
- NFC Checkpoints
- Troubleshooting NFC Tile Scanning on Android/Google PhonesComplete guide for Android and Google Phone users to enable and troubleshoot NFC tile scanning, including device settings, app configuration, and scanning techniques.
- EventsCreate Event Passes for school-sponsored events or collecting travel plans for school vacations
- Feature improvement: Staff can edit eventsWe are constantly looking for ways to improve our features. Here are some additional capabilities we have added to the Events feature.
- Event WaitlistHow to use and manage the waitlist for capacity-limited events in Orah
- What's New in EventsA summary of the latest Events updates in Orah: editing events, event waitlists, taking attendance at events, and the event changelog.
- Meal SettingsLet Orah help your catering department plan for meal times and reduce waste
- Class Attendance Roll Type SettingSet up your class attendance roll type to start taking roll call for SIS based classes
- Setting up attendance alert based on reasons on OrahThis article explains how to set up Attendance Alerts based on Reasons in Orah. These alerts trigger when a student receives a specific roll code (Class Attendance) and a selected…
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