A Student List shows the students currently selected in SIRAS and lets you choose which information appears for those students. Changing the list does not change which students are in the Found Set.
| Use a Predefined List Start with a SIRAS-built field set. |
Change the Columns Add, remove, or rearrange fields. |
| Sort or Group the List Organize results by school, Case Manager, service, or other fields. |
Save This List Reuse the same field layout later. |
Need to change which students appear? Use Search Help. Need a refresher on the selected group of students? See Found Set.
Predefined Lists
SIRAS includes predefined lists for common tasks. A predefined list primarily controls which fields are displayed. Some presets are paired with a recommended query that can also change the Found Set.
- Predefined Queries & Lists: Using SIRAS Presets — understand presets that may apply both a query and a list.
- Service Lists — service-focused list layouts.
Edit List
Select Edit List to customize the current Student List.
Open Edit List to change which fields appear.
Source and View columns
The Source column on the left contains fields available to add. The View column on the right contains the fields currently displayed in the list.
- Select a field in Source and choose Add to display it.
- Select a field in View and choose Remove to remove it.
- The top-to-bottom order in View becomes the left-to-right column order in the Student List.
- Use Up and Down to change the display order.
Source fields are available to add; View fields are the columns currently shown.
Update the List
After choosing and arranging the fields, select Update List. The Student List refreshes using the new column layout while keeping the same Found Set.
Update List applies the current field layout.
Sort and Group the List
Grouping makes a Student List easier to review by organizing rows under a shared value such as School Attending, Case Manager, service, or another available field.
Use Group By when you need the same Found Set organized into meaningful sections.
Grouping does not change the Found Set. It changes how the selected students are displayed.
Save a List for Later
When you have a useful field layout, save it so you can load the same columns again with a different Found Set.
- Verify that the View column contains the fields you want.
- Enter a meaningful name in Save List As.
- Select Save.
- Later, choose the saved list from My Saved Lists and load it.
Verify the fields before saving the list.
Enter a name in Save List As.
Save the named list so the field layout can be reused.
A saved list can be linked to a saved query, shared with other users, and reused as a Data Export field set. See Saved Lists & Queries: Save, Link, Share & Reuse. To export the same fields outside SIRAS, see Data Export Help.
Remember: Query and List Are Different
| Tool | Question it answers | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Search / Query | Which students? | The Found Set. |
| Student List | Which fields do I want to see? | The columns and organization of the current Found Set. |
| Saved List | Do I want to reuse these fields later? | Stores the field layout; it does not permanently store the students. |
