The Programs tool in Student Information > General and in Census > People are related tools that display similar information. Districts define what a Program is and how it's structured.

Note that programs entered for a student in Student Information > General > Programs will be accessible in Census > People > Programs for users who have tool rights allowing this access.

See the Programs article to learn more about this tool.

Tool Rights - Programs (Student Information)

Only students can be assigned to a Program in Student Information > General. This area requires users to have additional rights to view programs that are marked as State Reporting, or are marked to allow Program Sessions.

Read - User can view Program records.

Write - User can edit existing Program records.

Add - User can add a new Program record.

Delete - User can delete a Program record.

Subrights: Subrights are inherited. In the example below, giving Read rights to State Reporting and Program Sessions allows the W/A/D rights to be inherited from the top level.

Programs (Student Information) Subrights

Tool	R	W	A	D
Programs	View Program assignments assigned to students.	Add information or modify existing program assignments.	Add new program assignments.	Delete program assignments.
State Reporting	View existing state reporting programs.	Edit existing state reporting program assignments.	Add new state reporting program assignments.	Delete state reporting program assignments
Program Sessions	View existing program session assignments.	Edit existing program session assignments.	Add new program session assignments.	Delete program session assignments

Examples

Subrights, once granted, are inherited from the top level of Programs. This person has RWAD rights to the tool and is not restricted to R only for programs marked for State Reporting or Program Sessions.

Screenshot of Programs tool with Programs RWAD and R subrights screenshot below.

Student Information > General > Programs - RWAD with R subrights

Subrights do not override top level rights. This person cannot be granted RWA rights to only programs that have been marked for State Reporting or Program Sessions.

Screenshot of Programs tool with R rights and RWA subrights screenshot below.

Student Information > General > Programs - R with RWA subrights

Be aware that restricting rights in Student Information > General > Programs does not automatically apply those restrictions to Census > People > Programs for those with rights to both tools.

Student Information > General > Programs: R (no subrights)

Can use Person, Student and Staff Search
Can see all program information for all people, including students, including Programs With Sessions and State Reported Sessions in Census > People > Programs
Cannot see Programs With Sessions or State Programs for the same person in Student Info > General when subrights are not selected.

Screenshot of Student Information > General > Programs with Read rights to the tool, no subrights. Screenshot below showing applicable toolrights.

Student Information > General > Programs - R, no subrights

Census > People > Programs: RWAD

Can search for all people, including students and staff, via Person Search. Can use Staff Search.
Can see all program information for all people, including students, including Programs With Sessions and State Reported Sessions.
The programs highlighted for the person in the screenshot below are state reported programs and programs with sessions.