Focus

Discover how you can create an Focus integration access with School Passport.

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Requirements

Setup Illuminate app on School Passport

Sync data with Illuminate SIS

School Passport supports Secure Data Sync with a wide range of the district's student information systems (SIS). One of them is Focus SIS. The Focus Solution is the student-centric SIS that allows administrators, teachers, parents, and students to focus on what matters: a quality education that prepares students to excel in today’s competitive global community.

Requirements

• You must have administrator access to the Focus portal.

• Service URL, Client ID, and Client Secret credentials in Focus.

Setup Focus app on School Passport

To integrate Focus SIS with School Passport, add the Focus app from the gallery and configure it.

Add Focus app from the gallery

1. Sign in to your School Passport.
2. Go to Connect > Application Gallery.
3. Type "Focus" in the search box.
4. Select Focus from results panel. 
5. Click Activate. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your environment.
   

Configure Focus app

1. In the Delivery Config, enter your API credentials.
   
2. (Optional) Click Advanced Settings:
   
   • SIS ID prefix: If multiple data sources of the same type are used, add a prefix to avoid merging entities with equal SIS IDs.
   • Bulk Upload Mode: Select to detect deleted records by comparing them with the previous upload.
   • Data will be uploaded from multiple data sources: Select if uploading data from multiple sources (e.g., SIS and Active Directory). Leave clear if uses a single source (e.g., SIS only).
   • Compare records accordingly to the Domains of Uniqueness: Select to activate duplicate detection.
   • Preview of data upload: Select to manually approve every data sync. New data won’t be available until you accept the changes.
   • Sync hold threshold: Set a threshold for significant changes. Updated data won’t be exported until you approve the changes. 

3. (Optional) Click Test Connection to verify the connection with Focus SIS.

4. Accept the Terms of Use and/or Privacy Policy. Click Next.
5. In the Schools Mapping, select specific schools by dragging the slider or choose all by clicking the Auto Mapping button. See Schools Mapping. Click Next.
6. In the Attributes Mapping, set the attributes for data synchronization between Infinite Campus and School Passport. Click Next. Tip: You can finish the configuration of the Infinite Campus app in this step.
7. (Optional) In the Data Requirements, configure what actions should be taken if some data attributes are missed. Click Next.
8. (Optional) In the Filter Rules step, set up data filtering by different entity types. Click Next.
9. (Optional) In the Domains of Uniqueness, define parameters that are required to be unique to avoid duplicates in the system. See Domains of Uniqueness. Click Next.
10. (Optional) In the Master Fields, define rules to prevent data duplication when synchronizing data from your app and an SIS to School Passport. See Master Fields. Click Next.
11. (Optional) In the Done, click Finish to complete the setup.
12. Wait a few seconds for the app configuration to apply, after which you will be redirected to the Focus application dashboard.

Sync data with Focus

Once the Focus integration is set up, you can run a sync with Focus SIS at any time. 

We recommend running a sync if you have new or updated data in Focus for School Passport. Please note, that if a teacher or student is removed from the sync, their enrollments will also be deleted.

To run a sync with Focus SIS,  go to the Focus app in School Passport and click Run Import.

If you have any questions about the Focus app configuration, please reach out to GG4L Customer Support.