Religion

Religion options for students and teachers.

A religion record is chosen on student and teacher forms.

Where it is used

  • Student admission and teacher forms

Before you start

  • Add the religions before admitting students.

The list page

Open Main Entry → Religion from the sidebar, or click the Religion card on the Main Entry dashboard.

Religion list page
Religion list page
  1. 1Add Religion opens the form in a panel on the right.
  2. 2Status: green Active or grey Inactive. It is read-only here; change it from the edit form.
  3. 3Edit (pencil) opens the same form with the record filled in.
  4. 4Delete (red bin) removes the record after a confirmation.
ColumnShows
SNRow number on the current page (it restarts at 1 on each page).
ReligionThe religion name.
StatusActive or Inactive. Inactive rows appear faded.
Created AtThe date the record was added.
ActionsEdit and delete buttons. You only see the ones your role allows.

Known issue: search box

The search box on this page is shown but does not narrow the list yet. Use Rows and the page buttons under the table to move around.

Add a religion

  1. 1

    Open the form

    Click Add Religion (callout 1 above). A panel slides in from the right.
  2. 2

    Fill in the details

    Complete the fields below. The numbers match the callouts in the screenshot.
    The add form for religion
    The add form for religion
    #FieldRequiredWhat to enter
    1 Religion Name Yes The religion, for example Hindu. Must be unique in your school.
    2 Status No On (default) = available for selection.
  3. 3

    Save

    Click Save Religion (the last callout). On success the panel closes, the list refreshes and a green Success message appears. If something is wrong, a red Error message lists the problems and the panel stays open so you can fix them. Cancel, the × or a click outside the panel closes it without saving.

Edit religion

  1. 1

    Open the record

    Find the row and click the pencil icon in the Actions column (callout 3).
  2. 2

    Change and update

    The panel opens as Edit Religion with the current values filled in. Change what you need and click Update Religion.

Deactivating instead of deleting

To retire a religion without losing history, edit it and switch Status off. It stays in the list as Inactive and drops out of the dropdowns that use it.

Delete religion

  1. 1

    Click the bin

    Click the red bin icon in the Actions column (callout 4).
  2. 2

    Confirm

    Your browser asks you to confirm. Click OK to delete or Cancel to keep it.

Deleting is permanent

Deleted records cannot be restored. If it has already been used elsewhere in the system the delete may be refused with An error occurred. Please try again. Mark it Inactive instead.

Good to know

You only see the religions you added

This list shows religions created by the user who is logged in. If a colleague added some, you will not see them here.

Messages you may see

MessageWhat it means
<name> created successfully!The religion was added.
<name> updated successfully!Your changes were saved.
Data is deleted successfully!The religion was removed.
Data could not be deleted!The delete was refused.
The name has already been taken.That religion already exists.
An error occurred. Please try again.The save or delete was refused, for example because the record is still in use elsewhere.