Getting Started with IRIS Central

Cost: Free Admin Only

This course is designed to get you started with IRIS Central, so you can make sure all of your colleagues and stakeholders can log in and access all the dashboards and data they need.

Intended audience IRIS Central administrators who manage IRIS Central for their school or trust
Course length 15 minutes
Cost Free

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Go to: Get Started with IRIS Central

Log in with your iSAMS Identity account and start learning today!

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Prerequisites

  • Users must have access to their own IRIS Central system
  • This course works best on a desktop or laptop PC, but any device can be used
  • A headset or speakers are recommended
  • Users must have an iSAMS Identity account — If you do not have an iSAMS Identity account, follow the steps below to create one

Create an iSAMS Identity account

  1. On the course login screen, select Not a Member.
  2. Choose your Account Type.
  3. Complete all details, including work email address and Client Code (CLI).

    If you don't know your CLI number, contact your trust or school administrator, or your IRIS Central account manager.

  4. A verification email is sent to the provided address. Follow the instructions in the email to complete the sign-up process.

Learning Aims

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Create and manage Users, and Report Roles and Entity Permissions
  • Manage permissions for reports
  • Manage branding for your organisation or trust
  • Encourage your staff members or stakeholders to manage their preferences for IRIS Central

Course Elements

A breakdown of each course element:

  • Welcome to IRIS Central — An insight into the power of IRIS Central
  • Report Roles and Entity Permissions — How to use them together to make sure users can access the dashboards and data they need
  • User Accounts — Create and manage users
  • Report Permissions — Manage permissions for each report by role
  • Branding — Upload your organisation's logo to IRIS Central
  • User Preferences — Learn how users can manage their own preferences and Home page

Further Learning

IRIS Central uses Microsoft® Power BI™ as its reporting engine. We recommend using Microsoft's extensive learning platform to get more out of your IRIS Central reports:

The articles listed will help with the following features of IRIS Central:

  • Roles and Permissions
  • Entities
  • Identity Providers
  • Users
  • User Impersonation
  • Report Permissions
  • Branding