Taking Attendance

Attendance for classroom sessions can be taken using various methods:

• Classic Method
• Timesheet Method
• Upload Method

The sections below cover each method.

Classic Method

The classic method has been around since the introduction of the face-to-face activity. To take attendance using the classic method:

1. Go to face-to-face activity in question.
2. Click on the "Attendees link" next to the session in question
3. Click on the "Take Attendance" link at the bottom of the list of attendees. (See Note 1 below)
4. Taken attendance by marking each user as "No show", "Partially Attended", or "Fully attended"
   1. If a user has partially attended the session, you can specify how much of the session they have attended in the following format: hh:mm
   2. You can optionally add a comment in the "Remarks" column to state for example that the user showed up late or left early.
5. Click on the "Save attendance" button at the bottom of the table. 

Note 1: You can not take attendance for sessions that are in the future. You can only take attendance if the session is in the past, in progress, or scheduled to start within the next 15 minutes (by default). If the session is scheduled to start more than 15 minutes from now, the "Take Attendance" link will not appear. 

Timesheet Method (New in 3.5.12)

The timesheet method was introduced in 3.5.12. It needs to be enabled by Dual Code. When enabled, it becomes the method for taking attendance in all sessions.

The timesheet method allows an administrator the fill in timesheets prior to accepting them. Once the timesheets are accepted, the information is pushed to the same tables as the "Classic Method". As such, any data entered using the "Classic Method" prior to switching to the "Timesheet Method" will remain available. 

To take attendance using the timesheet method:

1. Go to face-to-face activity in question.
2. Click on the "Attendees link" next to the session in question
3. Click on the "Take Attendance" link at the bottom of the list of attendees. (See Note 1 below)
4. Taken attendance by marking each user as "No show", "Partially Attended", or "Fully attended"
   1. If a user has partially attended the session, you can specify how much of the session they have attended in the following format: hh:mm
   2. You can optionally add a comment in the "Remarks" column to state for example that the user showed up late or left early.
5. Click on the "Save attendance" button at the bottom of the table. 

Note 1: You can not take attendance for sessions that are in the future. You can only take attendance if the session is in the past, in progress, or scheduled to start within the next 15 minutes (by default). If the session is scheduled to start more than 15 minutes from now, the "Take Attendance" link will not appear. 

Upload Method

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