Create or Update a Student Group Using a Report

For some of the reports that contain lists of students, you can: 

  • Create a static student group using the list of students in the report

  • Add or replace the students in the group with the list of students from the report

For example, you can create a group using the:

When you import students for a student group (or create a group from a report), the resulting group members are shown with their most recent enrollment status.

Prerequisites

You must have specified the selection criteria for the report. For information about generating the report, refer to the help topic specific to the report.

The report must contain students. If the reports does not contain students, Save Student Group is not available.

You must also meet the following prerequisites for the action you want to take.

Action Prerequisites

Create a student group

You must have Common - Student Group - New authorization.

Add, replace, or delete the students in the student group

You must: 

  • Have Common - Student Group - Edit authorization

  • Be the owner of the group or selected for Staff with Access to Private GroupClosed For private groups, specifies the staff members for the campus who can use the group. They can also add or remove students. The staff member that you select must be authorized. when the group was created

The group:

  • Cannot be expired

  • Must be Active

Access

Reports > <module name > select the report that generates a list of students

Create a Student Group

  1. After specifying the selection criteria, select Save Student Group. Anthology Student displays save to student group dialog.

  2. Follow the appropriate procedure.

    To create a new student group:

    1. Select New Student Group.

    2. Specify the Student Group NameClosed The name of the student group. If your institution has configured Anthology Student to limit groups to campuses, you can only select groups for the campus to which you are assigned. The list can also be filtered to display groups where you are the owner, public groups, and private groups to which you have been given access..

    3. Save your changes. Anthology Student displays a message showing the name of the student group that was successfully created for the generated report.

    To add or replace the students in a existing student group:

    1. Select Existing Student Group.

    2. In the Student Group Name field, select the name of the existing student group.

    3. Save your changes. Anthology Student displays a message that the group name already exists.

    4. Review, specify, or change the values. Append or Replace StudentsClosed Indicates whether you want to append or replace students in an existing student group. The options are Append and Replace.

    5. Save your changes. Anthology Student displays a message showing the name of the student group that was successfully updated for the generated report.

    To remove the students in the report from a student group:

    1. Select Delete from Existing Group.

    2. In the Student Group Name field, select the name of the existing student group.

    3. Save your changes. Anthology Student deletes the students in the report from the group.

Additional Information for Groups

When a group is created using the report, it consists of the following properties:

  • Static student group type

  • Private group visibility

  • Expiration date configured for the campus in Default Number of Days to Retain Student GroupsClosed Specifies the default number of days to retain student groups. (Settings > System > Campuses > select or add the campus > Contact Manager & Admissions )

To modify the default properties of the group or manage your groups, refer to Create or Edit All Types of Student Groups.