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Tabs in the Paradigm System are the main options within the side menu.

The System Tab and Editing of Tab options is normally reserved for your higher end or power users. Within this section of the system changes to the actual system can be made.

Objective

Upon Completion of this KB the User will be able to Search and Edit tab options within the Side menu.

Assumptions

The User has the minimum required level to access the system tab and an understanding that making changes within this section has system wide implications.
An understanding of the various permission levels within your institution and what each level needs to have access to to complete their duties.
The user has an understanding of the Australian Tertiary Education System / VET Sector.

Key terms and concepts

Fields Name	Description
Student	Student data including Course enrolments and Unit enrolments are held within this section of the system
Providers	Institutional details are stored within this section.
Courses	Details of all Courses offered by your institution are recorded in this section
Units	All Units data including Parent units and Scheduled Units
Contact	Details for all non-student users who have access to the system
Reports	Various reports to provide data on all sections of the system, including the report builder where custom reports can be created
System	The System tab is where various parts of the Paradigm system can be updated, or turned on or off depending on the various needs to your institution.
Accounting	All financial transactions can recorded for students payments etc including invoicing, payments etc
Agents	If your institution uses agent to recruit students data for agreements, application, payments.
Short Cuts

Please Note: These permission Levels may not all be in use at your institution. Consult with your Paradigm senior users prior to making any alterations. If you are the senior Paradigm user in your institution and are unsure of any of these please consult the Silverband Help desk for more information.

Permission Level
Accounting Member Access
Applicant Level Access
Full Admin Level Access
Marketing Level Access
Part Admin Access (Registrar)
Party Admin group
Public Permission
Reception Member Access
Staff Member Access
Student Level Access
Tutor Member Access

Field name	Brief Overview
Tab Id	The internal id number given to the Tab
Perms	Permission Level
Label	The Name or Label of the Tab
Order No	The order of the tabs within the side menu
Visibility	Hidden Visible

Implications

Editing data in any of these options has implications across the entire system and at various, if not all, security levels.

If a Tab is hidden for particular security level all of the sub pages are included with it. e.g. if the Units Tab is hidden for Staff Security Level then the Search, Search Scheduled Units, Unit Details, Scheduled Unit Details and Unit Fee Details Pages are all not available to those users.

Please ensure that any changes or updates are carefully thought through all of the implication prior to actioning.

Workflow

How to Search for Tabs (Side Menu Main options)

Click on the system tab within the side menu
Click on the Tab Edit option with in the Side Menu
Select the Permission level to be edited (See list above)
Click on the Search Tabs Button
This will return a list of all Tabs that meet the searched criteria
To reduce the returned options in this box above the returned results start typing the name of the required tab. This will reduce the number of results.
Click on the blue hyper link on the left side of the required record.

How to Edit a Tab option (Side Menu Main options)

Click on the system tab within the side menu
Click on the Tab Edit option with in the Side Menu
Select the Permission level to be edited (See list above)
Click on the Search Tabs Button
This will return a list of all Tabs that meet the searched criteria
To reduce the returned options in this box above the returned results start typing the name of the required tab. This will reduce the number of results.
Click on the blue hyper link on the left side of the required record.
Click on the pencil icon next to the option to be edited
Update the fields to be edited (Please note: Only label, Order number and Visibility can be edited)
Click on the Save Tab Button.

Edit System Tabs