PowerSchool: How To Export Database Extension Definitions

How To: Export PowerSchool Database Extension Definitions 

As part of your SchoolMint to PowerSchool mapping, there might be fields which are custom fields (not standard) in your PowerSchool instance. In order to set up the integration for these custom fields, we will need to know the corresponding table and field names of the database extensions where this data resides.

 In order to do this we will need an export of your database extension definitions. 

1. Log in to your PowerSchool admin console
2. In the school selection dropdown, choose “District Office”
3. Go to <your powerschool url>/admin/customization/CreatePackagePage.action where you will see the Create Plugin Package screen
4. Under “Select Individual Files”, navigate to “user_schema_root” and select all the .xml files under it. After being selected, each file will appear in the “Selected Files” section.
5. Fill out the fields as outlined below and then click on “Create Plugin Zip File”

• • Plugin Name: sm_integration
  • Plugin Version: 1
  • Plugin Description: Export for SchoolMint Integration
  • Publisher Name: Your Name
  • Publisher Contact Email: [e-mail]
  • Plugin File Name: sm_integration

This will create a zip file and download it to your computer. Please provide this file to your SchoolMint contact, as it will allow us to determine the correct table and field names for your database extension values in the mapping.

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