The "Professional Development Participants" button opens the PD Participant file in the "TEACHER" layout. To add a record to this file, you can either hit the "Add" button on the top of the form, or select "Mode>New Record" from the Command bar if you are using FileMaker 3 or 4. You can select "Records>New Record" if you are using FileMaker 5.

Some fields are required. An error message will be displayed if a required field is left blank. "Unknown" has been provided as a choice for required fields because required fields cannot be left blank. "Unknown" should be replaced with an appropriate entry whenever possible.

The SCHOOL CODE field in the PD Participant form identifies the school a participant is from. If a school does not appear in the drop-down list, the school can be added by selecting the "Edit School Drop-down List" button on the Main Menu, then by following the instructions on the layout.

To find a record that you need to edit, select "Mode>Find" from the Command bar if you are using FileMaker 3 or 4. If you are using FileMaker 5, select "View>Find Mode". Type the name you are looking for in the proper field, and hit the "Find" button.

To view attendance for a participant, or to enter attendance, hit the "ENTER ATTENDANCE" button.

To view last year's attendance for the participant, hit the "VIEW 2000-2001 ATTENDANCE" button.

SAMPI
3225 Wood Hall
Western Michigan University
1903 West Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5442

Telephone: (269) 387-3791
Fax: (269) 387-3770
E-mail: SAMPI@wmich.edu