Using Beacon

Groups and Messaging

• Beacon Quick Tips: Groups and Messaging (video)

Reporting

• Beacon Quick Tips: Reports (video)
• Custom Fields

General Resource Articles

• ★ Frequently Asked Beacon Questions
• Enabling Faculty Experience Through Beacon

Files

• Configure Sensitive Data Policy Statement
• Upload Files to a Student Record

User Profile Information

• Adding Preferred First Name to Your Profile
• Customizing Email Preferences (video)
• Import Past Academic Records

Administration Setup

• Create an Administration
• Add a Mailing Group to an Administration

Success Network & User Roles

• Beacon Quick Tips: Student Success Network (video)
• Beacon Quick Tips: Users and Roles (video)
• Viewing Academic Data about a Student
• Connect Student to Success Network Members
• How Roles Affect User Access to Data

Meetings

• Beacon Quick Tips: Scheduling (video)
• Request a Meeting Time as a Student
• Manage your Meeting Requests
• Faculty & Staff – How to configure your availability for student meetings

Notations

• Beacon Quick Tips: Notations (video)
• Beacon Quick Tips: Encouragements (video)
• Creating Updates and Alerts (video)
• Update Notation Categories
• Create Notation Categories
• Bookmarking Your Quick Notation On Your Mobile Device

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Triggers

• Beacon Quick Tips: Triggers (video)
• Create a SSI/CSA Assessment Trigger
• Create a Custom Question Trigger
• Create Attendance Triggers
• Create a Grades Trigger
• Creating a Trigger

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Locations

• Beacon Quick Tips: Locations (video)
• Viewing Your Waiting Room
• Managing Your Waiting Room
• Creating Updating Locations
• Location Tracking Quick Start Guide