PowerSchool Contract Tracing with DDE

Suppose a student tests positive for COVID-19. Here’s how we quickly identify potentially exposed classmates. There’s a sample spreadsheet here that you can use. Just make a copy, follow the steps below and paste the export into cell A1 of the PS_DataDump tab. If that link breaks, you can download an Excel version here.

  1. In DDE, select the CC Table
  2. Search for current TermID and StudentID
  3. Switch over to Sections Table
  4. Search for Sections in current term
  5. Match Selection on CC table
  6. Switch to CC Table
  7. Select all enrollments from current term
  8. Match Selection with Sections Table
  9. Export Records with the following records:

[1]Student_Number
[1]ID
SectionID
Course_Number
Expression
[2]Course_Name
[1]First_Name
[1]Last_Name
[1]Grade_Level
[1]Gender
[1]Home_Room
[183]Student_EMail
[5]First_Name
[5]Last_Name
[5]Email_Addr
[1]MotherDayPhone
[1]FatherDayPhone
[1]cnt1_email
[1]cnt2_email
[1]GuardianEmail