MSA Client Overview

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Last updated: Aug 05, 2020 by Nora Kinal
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MSA Client User Guide

MSA Client User Guide

This guide is intended for users of different degrees of knowledge and experience with the MySchoolApps Client (MSA Client) system. It provides detailed instruction, guidance, and explanation of the system and the tasks necessary to complete your job in the most efficient manner possible. As staff roles may vary from District to District, Daily Operations has been broken down to reflect job requirements and tasks.

MSA Client Navigation

Tabs

Tabs are located at the top of the ribbon menu for quick navigation between major operations within the system. The Action tab appears when you are performing tasks. This allows you to toggle between tabs to perform other actions. 
Note: If you do not see all of the tabs as shown in the image below, it means your system role does not have permission to access or perform tasks in these tabs.

Ribbon Menu

The ribbon menu consists of icons to allow quick access of tasks and daily operations. Ribbons are typically broken down into groups of actions that are performed in a sequence.

You'll find a search field at the top of the ribbon menus. Type in the search field to display MSA Client options related to your search topic.

User Guide Navigation

As you read through this guide, you should see the majority of instructions broken down into steps. Many words have been noted in bold to assist in locating the appropriate action in a step. Images contain highlights, arrows, and notations to assist in proper understanding and navigation while performing tasks.

All expansions are visible when exporting a page or space to MS Word or PDF formats. For details on exporting documentation, refer to Printing & Exporting in Confluence in the Tips section of the Knowledge Base.

Expandable Details

Some sections of the documentation are expandable to provide added detail while saving space. Click on the arrow or link next to the arrow to expand/collapse details.

This is an example of Expandable Details.

Table of Contents

The Table of Contents provides links to sections on the page to allow for quick navigation and access to information.  Additionally, Return to Top functionality redirects you to the Table of Contents at the top of the page.
As we continue to make improvements to our documentation, you may see either of the following types of Tables of Contents.

 

 

Additional links are provided in the documentation. The links are to additional pages within the MSA Client Manual, other reference material in the Knowledge Base, external websites, and email contacts.

Navigation of the MSA Client space can be accomplished through links, the sidebar, or the breadcrumb trail. You may also use the Recent or Spaces drop-down menus at the top of the page to find what you’re looking for.

Search

There are various ways to search within Confluence. 

  • Global Site Search - You may use the top search panel to conduct a search across the entire Confluence instance. This will generate a broad list of all available keywords throughout all spaces. e.g. Menus would return suggestions where "menus" appears in the entire instance with suggestions in the Newton, Edison, and the General Knowledge Center spaces.

  • Specific Space Search - You may use the space search, located at the top of every manual page to enter keywords and return suggestions specific to the space/manual in which you are conducting the search. e.g. Serving Line will return suggestions where "serving line" appears in the Newton manual.

Opening MySchoolApps Client

  1. From your desktop, locate and double-click on the MSA Client icon.

  2. Enter your username and password. Then, click Ok or press the Enter key.

     

MSA Client Icon

The MSA llient Icon is a menu of a few key functionalities in the program.

Recent Students

Recent Students keeps a record of the last 5 student records accessed.


Recent Applications

Recent Applications keeps a record of the last 5 applications accessed.

 

My Profile

The My Profile option allows you to change your password and customize your user settings.

User Settings 

  1. From the MSA Client icon button, select the My Profile option. Then, click User Settings.

  2. Establish user settings. Then, click Ok.

Notify me when pending Permission Override Requests exist - A notification box will appear when a user has requested an override request.
Preload student x-ref panels in student maintenance - If you have customized your panel in the Student Maintenance screen (adding/removing columns), the system will load with those customizations.
Reset news and announcements - If you have chosen not to display News and Announcements upon startup, select this option to return to default settings.
Warn me when closing MSA Client if tabs are open - A pop-up window appears notifying you the program is about to exit.


Change Password

  1. From the MSA Client icon button, select the My Profile option. Then, click Change Password.

  2. Establish your new password. Then, click Ok.
    Note: Your password must contain at least one (1) letter and one (1) digit or punctuation and must be at least six (6) characters. e.g. Appwkr1

     

Reset Local Settings

The resetting of local settings allows the ability to restore any setting changes (layout, column/row positions, scanner settings, recent students/applications) to the original settings. This only affects individual user's settings.

  1. From the Franklin icon button, select the My Profile option. Then, click Reset Local Settings.

  2. Select which local setting you would like to reset. Then, click Ok.

     

Online User Guide 

The Online User Guide links directly to the home page for Newton online documentation. Follow the directions above to learn how to navigate and utilize the online guide.

Closing MySchoolApps Client

Option 1

  1. Click on the MSA Client icon button located in the upper left corner of the window.

     

  2. Click Close MySchoolApps.

     

Option 2

Close MSA Client by clicking the red X button in the upper right corner of the window.