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The Student Flags tool provides a way for tracking information that does not have another location in Campus to store the data. Schools can create any number of flags and assign them to students as needed.

See the following articles for additional information:

Flags - provides details on creating flags
Student Flags - provides details on assigning flags to students

For Indiana, a Homebound Program flag reports in the HB (Homebound/Hospitalization Report and the Indiana Ed-Fi Data v2.4/3.1 - Student Program Associations. The following information provides information on creating and assigning this flag so it can be reported correctly.

Flag Setup and Assignment

I. Create Homebound Flag

Classic View: Program Admin > Flags

Steps 1-5 are necessary for inclusion in state reports.

Select the New icon. A Flag Detail editor displays to the right.
Enter the Name of the flag as Homebound or Homebound/Hospitalization. This value is used in the logic of the reports.
Enter a Code of HB for the flag. This value is used in the logic of the reports.
Mark the Active checkbox to indicate the flag is able to be assigned to students.
Mark the State Reported checkbox to indicate the flag is used in reports that are submitted to the state.
If desired, do the following:
- Enter a Description of the flag.
- Mark the Flagged checkbox if this flag should display next to the student's name. If yes, then select a Flag Image and a Flag Color. There are 30 images and 12 colors to choose from.
- Mark the other checkboxes (Contact, POS Display) if applicable to this flag.
- Select a Flag Image to appear next to a student's name when this flag is assigned. This image only displays if the Flagged checkbox is marked.
Click the Save button when finished. The new flag displays in the Flags Editor tree.

Homebound Flag Creation

II. Assign Flag to Students

Classic View: Student Information > General > Flags

This process assigns a flag to an individual student. To assign the Homebound flag to multiple students, use the Batch Assignment Tool.

Steps 1-3 are necessary for inclusion in state reports.

Select the New icon. A Student Flag Detail table displays.
Select HB: Homebound from the Flags dropdown list. If the item chosen is designated to display an image, a note to the right of that dropdown list displays, indicating the selected image displays next to the student's name.
Enter the Start Date for the flag.
If desired, do the following:
- Enter an Eligibility Start Date.
- Enter a User Warning for the flag.
- Enter Participation Details for the flag.
- Enter a Description for the flag.
Click the Save icon when finished. The new flag is listed in the Student Flag Detail table, and if chosen when the flag was created, an image displays next to the student's name.