Show Ethnic and Race Categories on the Campus Portal
Open the Ethnic/Race Report Definition window.
On the Ethnic tab, select the Show on Web checkbox for each Ethnic Category you want to be displayed in the Ethnicity and Race feature. The Default is Y for all categories except Unreported, which is N. Example
On the Race tab, select the Show on Web for each race you want to be displayed in the Ethnicity and Race feature. The Default is Y for all races.
Save.
Configure Citizenship Characteristics
Set the following Citizenship configurations:
Open the Maintain Config Table window.
Locate the following rows and enter the appropriate configuration value:
Module |
Function |
Characteristic |
Configuration Value |
CM |
BIOGRAPH_MASTER |
CITIZEN_SHOW |
If you do not want to display Citizenship options in the Ethnicity and Race feature, enter N. |
CM |
BIOGRAPH_MASTER |
CITIZEN_COUNTRY |
Enter the country code for the country in which the Jenzabar One Desktop software is deployed. US is the default and allows the system to validate that if the student says they are a citizen, it can be tested against the BIOGRAPH_MASTER.CITIZEN_OF column. |
CM |
BIOGRAPH_MASTER |
CITIZEN_LRP |
This configuration allows you to change the text that displays in the campus portal for this Citizenship option that maps to BIOGRAPH_MASTER.CITIZENSHIP_STS. Enter the text that will be displayed in the Ethnicity and Race feature for the Resident Alien radio button. |
CM |
BIOGRAPH_MASTER |
CITIZEN_NRA |
This configuration allows you to change the text that displays in the campus portal for this Citizenship option that maps to BIOGRAPH_MASTER.CITIZENSHIP_STS. Enter the text that will be displayed in the Ethnicity and Race feature for the Nonresident Alien radio button. |
CM |
BIOGRAPH_MASTER |
CITIZEN_OF |
This configuration allows you to change the text that displays in the campus portal for this Citizenship option that maps to BIOGRAPH_MASTER.CITIZENSHIP_STS. Enter the text that will be displayed in the Ethnicity and Race feature for the Citizen radio button. |
Determine Ethnicity and Race Values
Set the following configurations to determine which parts (Citizenship, Ethnicity, Race) of the Ethnicity and Race feature you wish to require:
Open the Maintain Config Table window.
Locate the following rows and enter the appropriate configuration value:
Module |
Function |
Characteristic |
Configuration Value |
CM |
ETHNIC_RACE |
CITIZEN_REQ |
Enter Y if you require the Ethnicity and Race feature user to choose one of the three Citizenship values. |
CM |
ETHNIC_RACE |
ETHNIC_REQ |
Enter Y if you require the Ethnicity and Race feature user to choose one of the two Ethnicity values. |
CM |
ETHNIC_RACE |
RACE_REQ |
Enter Y if you require the Ethnicity and Race feature user to choose one of the five Race values. |
Locate the following rows and enter the appropriate configuration
value:
Module |
Function |
Characteristic |
Configuration Value |
CM |
BIOGRAPH_MASTER |
CITIZEN_SHOWOPT |
Enter Y if you want to display an option for the student to not provide Citizenship information. |
CM |
BIOGRAPH_MASTER |
CITIZEN_OPTTEXT |
Enter/Edit the text that displays for the CITIZEN_SHOWOPT option. |
Set the following configurations if you are displaying Ethnic/Race options in the Ethnicity and Race feature and want to display an option for the student to indicate that they choose to not provide Ethnic/Race information in the feature:
Locate the following rows and enter the appropriate configuration value:
Module |
Function |
Characteristic |
Configuration Value |
CM |
ETHNIC_RACE |
ETHRCE_SHOW_OPT |
Enter Y if you want to display an option for the student to not provide Ethnic/Race information. |
CM |
ETHNIC_RACE |
ETHRCE_OPT_TEXT |
Enter/Edit the text that displays for the ETHRCE_SHOW_OPT option. |
Configuration settings in JICS can be done by roles with permission to access and administer global and portlet settings.
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If you are an administrator and need help setting up and configuring this feature, see the detailed setup sections below. |
Log in as the campus portal administrator.
From the Ethnicity and Race feature, click the Edit this text link.
On the Edit Intro Text page, edit the Intro Text as appropriate. This text is displayed to students at your school. Changing the text here changes it in ALL instances of the feature.
Click the Save button.