Create a comment bank

Create comment banks to hold comments that users frequently need to enter throughout the system. Users can quickly select a comment, then edit or add to it if necessary.

When you create a comment to put in the bank,you can also include variables, which pull information specific to the student or record the comment is entered for.

Note: Comment banks are different from the Report Card Comments table. Both allow you to create comments for teacher to select from, but only comment banks make it possible to add variables and for teachers to edit and add to a comment.

To create a comment bank:

1. Do one of the following: 
• For the District: Log on to the District view. Click the Admin tab, then the Data Dictionary side-tab. On the Data Dictionary side-tab, click Comments.
• For an intermediate organization: Log on to the Intermediate Organization view. Click the Admin tab, then the Data Dictionary side-tab. On the Data Dictionary side-tab, click Comments.
• For a school: Log on to the School view. Click the Admin tab and the Comments side-tab.

2. A list of any comment banks that were already created appears. To add a new comment bank, on the Options menu, click Add. The New Comment Bank Table page appears.
3. In the Bank name field, type the name of the comment bank. You will use this name to identify this bank when attaching it to a field, course, or transcript column definition.
4. Use the Category fields to create filters for this bank for users. The Category fields are optional, but help users find the comments that are specific to their needs.
5. Click Save.