Understanding Person ID Groups

This section of the user manual provides a broad overview of the use of person ID groups. Topics covered include:

Detailed explanation and instruction for the use of the Person ID Group form can be accessed from the facility's table of contents.

What the Person ID Groups facility does

The Person ID Groups facility is used to manage groups of people who share a common link. Key functions in this management process are:

These functions are all utilised and explained in the Maintain Person ID Groups form (IDGF1100).

How the Person ID Groups facility is used:

User Responsibilities

Individual institutions determine how the Person ID Groups facility is applied to their business practices. Users are responsible for the creation of person ID groups. The level of security access granted to other users is determined by the group creator.

Typical Person ID Group uses

Person ID groups are used to link people with a common theme. For example: grouping students with black hair.

Person ID groups are used where a report is to be run for a number of people. Callista utilises person ID groups in upcoming functionality dealing with bulk transfer processing of information.

Examples of ID Groups 

ID Group Code

Description

Usage

SIGHT

Sight impaired students

An ID group listing students that may require visual aids in lectures

RESEARCH

Research students for project

A list of students who have volunteered for a research project

SCC171-FEM

Female students in SCC171

A list of all female students in the unit SCC171

 

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