For Students

Logging in

Students log in using the CGI program login.exe. They use their student ID and the PIN on the Account Restrictions tab of the CrossRoad current students window. The default value for this is the month and day of birth. There is a PIN reset process on the login page which, after matching some data in CrossRoad, returns the PIN to its default value. This can also be done directly in CrossRoad.

Student Menu

The student menu is run by the mainmenu.exe CGI program. The entries are constructed from two sets of Release files which in turn use the values in the webini table to direct the student.

STMNTRAN.REL provides translation between the various options in the student menu and what appears on the menu. This allows customization of the wording for each entry. The list has the option word, followed by a vertical bar, followed by the text to display. Each of these is separated by a tilde.

STUMENU.REL activates entries by having the appear in a tilde delimited list. There are two types of entries: static and dynamic. Static entries simply toggle on or off a link to a service. For example, REGISTER allows access to a listing of current registrations for the student. ADVISOR allows access to the advisor reports. Dynamic entries have year and term (or possibly just year) components to the key word which sets parameters for the subsequent action. For example, DEC should be followed by a year entry (e.g. DEC2011/12) and it will link to the student contractual obligations for that year. WEBAPPT and CONF should be followed by a year and term entry (e.g. WEBAPPT2011/122) linking to a specific year and term for these services. Some dynamic services disappear from the list when the student has completed the task, while others are simply modified so that the student can review what has been done.

Reminders

The reminders section at the top of the menu is controlled by the Release entry CHECKLST.REL. It is very similar to the student menu and most entries in it are dynamic, requiring a year and term component. In the case of the checklist, entries always disappear when the task has been completed.

Further Information

Further details on the options can be seen at

http://registry.kingsu.ca/mediawiki/index.php/CGI_Setup#Student_Services