Version 2.0 - Creating New Contact Lists from your PowerSchool Integrated Data
Start by clicking on the Contacts link in the top navigation menu:
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Once you are in the Contacts section, click on Create New List under the Lists tab,
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This will bring you to the Edit List section. From this section, you will perform the following in order to develop your contact list:
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- Choose a List Name
- Choose an available numeric IVR Code that you will be able to remember.
- Choose if you wish to have the list remain as private or choose the “make it shared” green box to make the list accessible to other users.
- Filter by Account: Choose if this list is to apply to Any Account, This Account, or to a specific school to which you are mapped. Please note that Filter by Account will only include additional building names if you are signed in at the district level.
- Choose Field: Select the field to which Alert Solutions is currently mapped that you would like to use for additional filtering.
- Choose Operator: Select the data operator that will further distinguish your data (examples include Equals, Contains, Does not Contain):
- The blank wildcard box is where you will enter free-form items that are unique to the field and operator for which you are searching (ex., Field=ID; Operator=Starts With; Blank box=S- to pull all student data).
- Press the Add button.
Your contact list results will now populate below, including subscriber count:
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Finally, press the Save button to save your list
Your list will appear in the list of Contacts and is now available for use in creating your next multi-channel messaging in Alert Solutions!
For information on using your contact lists in sending multi-channel messages in 2.0, click here.