Data Management Flashcards
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Which PowerSchool field stores the unique identifier that remains constant for a student across school transfers within the same district?
Answer: DCID
The DCID (Database Cumulative ID) is a permanent, system-generated identifier that never changes regardless of transfers.
A school wants to track custom data points not available in standard PowerSchool fields. What is the recommended solution?
Answer: Use PowerSchool's Custom Fields (CF) feature
PowerSchool's Custom Fields allow districts to extend student records with custom data without altering core database tables.
What does the 'exitdate' field in the [students] table represent?
Answer: The date the student withdrew from the current school
The exitdate field records the date a student withdrew or was transferred out of a school.
When performing a state reporting extract, why is it important to filter by 'Enroll_Status' rather than just selecting all student records?
Answer: Including withdrawn students can inflate enrollment counts and skew compliance reports
Including inactive or withdrawn students in enrollment-based state reports leads to inaccurate headcounts and potential compliance issues.
A PowerSchool administrator runs a scheduled report but receives no output. After checking, the report ran successfully with zero results. What is the most likely explanation?
Answer: The search criteria returned no matching records
A report that runs without errors but produces no output typically means the filter criteria matched zero records.
Which table in PowerSchool stores period-by-period attendance records?
Answer: [attendance]
The [attendance] table stores individual student attendance records by period and date.
What is the significance of the 'schoolid' field appearing in most PowerSchool tables?
Answer: It scopes records to a specific school, enabling multi-school districts to share one database
The schoolid field partitions data by school within a single shared database, which is how PowerSchool supports multi-school districts.