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Other questions about campaigns have been answered in the FAQs below: Q. If I have set an end date for the campaign, and teachers have not entered their data, can they still do so? A. Yes. You can Extend/shorten a campaign at any time. To Extend/shorten a campaign: From the Administration Menu click on Campaign Manager > Edit current campaigns > Select the campaign you wish to change and click on Manage > Extend/shorten Q. Why does deactivating an active campaign loose any text entries associated with that campaign? A. The ability to edit text elements within an active campaign would allow the administrator to change the text elements requested by the campaign. If users had already begun to enter text this would compromise the integrity of the campaign. Q. Does deactivating a data only campaign affect any data on Pupil Tracking? A. No. Data is never affected by any action performed through the Campaign Manager. This is worth repeating! Data is never affected by any action performed through the Campaign Manager. Q. I have used a data only campaign to collect data from staff. However, I now wish to include extra fields of shared data on the report? A. Simply edit the campaign and include the desired shared fields. Q. I have set up a campaign for Y9 containing some locked historical data fields from Y7. Y9 pupils who have recently entered our school have empty records for the Y7 data and this is causing them to show up in a campaign audit? A. You can execute a custom query to populate any blank Y7 data fields for Y9 pupils. Example: Statement Plain English: UPDATE field: Shared: Y7_NCL to N/A WHERE Year equals Value: 9 AND ( Shared: Y7_NCL equals Value: OR Shared: Y7_NCL equals Value: NULL) Statement SQL(Structured Query Language): UPDATE table_references SET Shared: Y7_NCL = 'N/A' WHERE Year = '9' AND ( Shared: Y7_NCL = '' OR Shared: Y7_NCL IS NULL ) Q. Can a campaign contain department specific fields? A. No. Only shared fields can be used in a campaign. The power of Pupil Tracking comes from the simplicity provided by use of shared fields. Shared fields standardise data collection, enable easy campaign/audit management and provide a data set that not only enables efficient and effective pupil intervention, but also provides parents with a holistic view of their child's achievements. Department specific data can obviously be entered into relevant text elements where an explanation of what that data means can be provided. General fields can be included on a report at compile time.