Categories are created during the initial district configuration and are a defined grouping of Notification Types and Templates. Categories are essential for Notification Templates, as they aid in the design and function of the template and it determines where a notification can be sent from, within SchoolFront.
Example)
A tracker candidate notification can be sent from the tracker candidates tab, but a tracker reviewer notification can only be sent from the tracker reviewer tab - they're both tracker notifications, but the category determines exactly from where each can be sent. If you create a candidate notification under the candidate reviewer tab, it can't be sent to a candidate.
Applicable Roles
- HR Admin
- HR Team
- Recruiting Administrator
Contents
Recruiting Notification Categories
Creating Notification Categories
Notification Categories
Notifications can be used and shared throughout the SchoolFront platform. The following are some examples of Notification Categories:
- Absence Requests and Absence Change Requests
- Evaluation Scheduling
- Human Resource Employee Process Forms
- Job Applicant
- Benefits
- Claim Forms
- Mileage Claim Form
- Multi-Document Import
- Professional Development and PD Process Forms
- Salary Adjustments
- Staff Attendance and Staff Attendance Balance
- Substitute Requests
Recruiting Notification Categories
The following are some examples of Recruiting Notification Categories:
- Applicant and Job Applicant
- Civil Service
- Job Posting Notifications
- Candidate Notifications
- Tracker Candidate Process Forms Notifications
- Tracker Reviewers
- Interview
Creating Notification Categories
Navigate to: Notifications / Categories
- Click New Notification Category
- The lower half of your page will display the fields for the following:
- Enter the Name of the Category
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Enter the Description (can be the same as the name)
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Select the Notification Type from the dropdown
- Click Insert
Notification Type
The Notification Type for the Category sets the path from where the Notification can be sent within SchoolFront. Categories are used across multiple Notification Templates.
Editing a Notification Category
Once the category has been created, only the name and description can be edited, the Notification Type cannot be changed.
- Click the magnifying glass of the Category to be edited
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When the Details display in the lower half of your screen, click "Edit"
- Edit the Name and/or Description
- Click Save
Next Step(s): Creating Notifications