PowerSchool SIS Multi-Select Function location

[dw82]

I am using Powerschool SIS and it seem that the "multi-select' function is no longer on the start page. Is it gone or moved?

[JeffG9]

That is a Customization. It is Download ID: 693 on PowerSource.

[dw82]

I found it in Power Source. Will I need to go to System Settings and install the plugin? I've never done this. The multi-select" function was an  option last year.

Thank you for your help!

[JeffG9]

If you used to have it then it is possible that someone disabled the plugin and you can re-enable it. I do not know how your PowerSchool/building/district is set-up, but you likely have some sort of PowerSchool Admin or IT staff member who would do that sort of thing.

[amandahynes]

We just upgraded to 22.12.0 and while the multi-select function we added is working on the start page.  It is not working in PowerScheduler.  Is there a separate plugin for that?  Thoughts?

[JeffG9]

The plugin should work with PowerScheduler; v3.1 of the plugin is on a test server running PS 23.1.0 and it works in PowerScheduler. There is currently v3.2 of the plugin on the Exchange, so update your plugin if you haven't yet.

[amandahynes]

Thank you for responding. We did upgrade to 3.2 and it still doesn't show in the Scheduler.

[JeffG9]

Sounds like you may have another Customization conflicting with it.

[amandahynes]

Hi Jeff,

How would we know?  We turned off customizations and Multi-Select still doesn't show.  If it was custom, wouldn't it show when we turned off customizations?

[JeffG9]

Hi @amandahynes,

The multi-select plugin is a customization, so if you turn off customization it will disappear. You can click into a plugin on the Plugin Management Dashboard to see what resources it has installed. Looks like the Multi-Select installs a page fragment at:

WEB_ROOT/admin/powerschedule/students/white.multiselect.content.footer.txt

It is possible there is another customization (plugin, page fragment, direct page customization, etc.) that is interfering with the multi select plugin. This is a question for your PowerSchool admin or district IT folks to work on, rather than an end-user (typically).

If your multi-select still works fine on the Live Side, remember that you can make a selection on the Live Side and go when you go into PowerScheduler, you will have the same students selected. You can use this as a work-around until someone can correct the issue.