Set Up Institution Details
The Details page in Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR, Faculty180) includes institution-specific information. This article will go over how administrators, with the appropriate permissions, can configure the Details page.
Set up Before Details page
Set up the institution details in FAR, including the name, term, and faculty, before configuring other information. Your PM will help to predefine unit designations and academic terms.
Organizational Structure
In FAR, users set up their institution's hierarchy by adding units from the highest to lowest levels, such as university, colleges, schools, and departments. Configurations at the highest level (Level 1) apply to all lower levels.
- Demo Database Example: Level 1 = University, Level 2 = College, Level 3= Department, and Level 4 = Discipline.
Interfolio supports up to 9 levels in the hierarchy, with 8 customizable levels plus a base level reserved for faculty. In other words, a maximum of 8 levels can be added to the list of unit designations for a total of 9 levels.
Academic Terms
Academic Terms support faculty input (e.g., committee service dates), data storage and organization, reporting, and base data loads (e.g., assigning activities to specific terms). Typical terms are Fall, Spring, and Summer, though some institutions use months.
Academic Terms in FAR are set up with the help of an Interfolio Project Manager and should not be changed once configured. This is a critical item that should be set up once and remain unchanged.
Requirements
Academic terms must be consecutive, with set start and end dates that span a full calendar year, and do not overlap. They are added in the order they occur, with Term 1 as the first in the academic year.
Set up Details Page
Navigate to the Setup page and click Details under the School section.
Fill out the Details form.
Section on Details Form | Description |
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Login Authentication |
Login authentication in FAR occurs after the first faculty file upload and is managed by Interfolio and each institution's IT resources. Supported methods include:
Contact your Interfolio Project Manager for alternative login options or implementation documentation. |
Faculty Ranks |
Clients can add Faculty Ranks to FAR or provide a list to Interfolio, which can be expanded as needed. Example Faculty Ranks include Professor and Associate Professor. The ranks must match the faculty file's rank field. Check out our article on how to configure Bulk Data Uploads for more information. |
Miscellaneous |
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Announcements |
Administrators can create custom Announcements for their institution here that will appear on the Announcements & Help page. Examples include upcoming events, deadlines, and training document links. To manage announcements, select whether to Show Announcement or hide it using the radio buttons. Note that images and hyperlinks to URLs can also be included in the announcement |