Navigation and Permissions

SmartAcademy shows menu items based on feature permissions. A user may see only the workflows their role allows.

How navigation works

1. After login, use the sidebar to open modules such as Dashboard, Organization, Students, Fees, Staff, Transport, Daycare, Communication, and Integrations.
2. Select a sidebar group to expand its pages.
3. If a page is marked Coming Soon, SmartAcademy displays a notice instead of opening a workflow.
4. Use the top dashboard selectors, where available, to choose the active branch and academic year.

Permission examples

• students.view allows viewing student records.
• students.manage allows enrollment, edits, attendance updates, and promotions.
• fees.view allows viewing fee records.
• fees.manage allows creating structures, assigning fees, collecting payments, and changing fee settings.
• roles.manage allows maintaining roles and permission sets.

What SmartAcademy does in the background

When you open or save a workflow, the backend checks the logged-in user permission before returning data or accepting the change.

If a user cannot access a page

1. Open Users & Staff > Roles & Permissions.
2. Check which role the user has.
3. Add the missing permission to that role, or assign a suitable role to the user.
4. Ask the user to refresh or log in again.

Related pages

• Roles and permissions
• People directory