Admin Guide

School Administrator Documentation

Manage students, programs, courses, enrollments, billing, and system settings through the ESA administrative desk.

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Administrative Access
Accessing the Frappe administrative desk
Administrator accounts are required. Contact the ESA system administrator to request an admin or registrar role. Students and faculty do not have access to the admin desk.
1

Log in to the Admin Desk

Navigate to /app and sign in with your administrator credentials. The desk provides full access to all ESA records and configurations.

2

Open the Education Module

From the desk home, select the Education module. This contains students, programs, courses, schedules, grades, and fee structures.

3

Use the School Tools Module

The School Tools module contains ESA-specific features including SOAP portal configuration, cohort announcements, and custom enrollment workflows.


Core Admin Workflows
The most common administrative tasks
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Review Student Applications

Go to Education → Student Applicant. Review each application and change the status to Admitted, Rejected, or Waitlisted. An email is sent to the student on status change.

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Create & Manage Programs

Go to Education → Program. Create a new program, add courses to it, and set eligibility criteria. Programs group related courses into a structured curriculum.

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Create & Manage Courses

Go to Education → Course. Add course details, topics, and assessment criteria. Courses can be attached to one or more programs.

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Process Enrollments

Go to Education → Program Enrollment. Enroll an admitted student into a program. This generates course enrollments automatically based on the program's course list.

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Manage Class Schedules

Go to Education → Course Schedule. Create schedule entries for each course section including instructor, date, time, and room assignment.

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Fee Structures & Billing

Go to Education → Fee Structure to set tuition rates. Use Fee Schedule to generate billing for a cohort. Students can view and pay through their SOAP portal.

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Cohort Announcements

Go to School Tools → Cohort Announcement. Create announcements that are displayed to students in the SOAP portal dashboard. Supports file attachments.

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Reports & Transcripts

Use Education → Student Report Card for individual student transcripts. Run list reports from the module to export bulk student data.


System Settings
Configuration and access control
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User Roles & Permissions

Go to Settings → User. Assign roles (Student, Instructor, Admissions User, Registrar) to control what each user can access in the desk and portal.

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School Settings

Go to Education → Education Settings. Configure the academic year, grading scale, student ID format, and other institution-wide defaults.

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Website & Portal Settings

Go to Website → Website Settings to update navigation, footer, and global styles. Use Website → Web Page to manage public-facing content pages.

Need system-level access?

Contact the ESA technical team for role assignments, app configuration, or infrastructure support.

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