File types

File types are used throughout Synergetic to:

• distinguish between academic and non-academic classes; and to
• divide the non-academic areas into meaningful categories.

The file type can then be used to easily select records of students who are undertaking a certain type of class. For example:e

• music classes
• sport
• and so on.

For example, if you want to select the music students in Crystal Reports, you choose a FileType equal to M (for music).

Note: You can configure non-academic file types in whatever way suits your organisation's structure. For example, you can change the C file type to Co-curricular activities, or Cadets.


The following table lists some sample file types:

Note: File types are maintained in the luFileType lookup table. See luFileType lookup table in the System maintenance manual.