- Ability for students to log in to this automatedtool using Single Sign-On (UCSDAuthentication).

- Student must register or have anexisting account with the identityprovider.

- 1. User attempts to access the application(service provider) by clicking a link to aportal.

2. An identity providerattempts to validate the Useridentity.

3. An identity provider verifieswhether the user is correctlyauthenticated.

4. If an identity provider validates successfully,it communicates with the target serviceprovider by sending information about theuser.

5. The target service provider determines thatthe information received has come from aknown identity provider.

6. The target service provider creates aunique session for the user in theapplication.

7. User is allowed direct accessto the application.

- The user is navigated to theAutomated Attendance System'sDashboard.

- Ability for students to select a date on which theywill be absent, and then be prompted to submita reason for their absence.

- UC1 must have been done.

- 1. Student clicks a link "Request Leave".

2. Student is prompted with a window.

3. Student selects a date from the drop down liston which he will be absent and enters thereason of absence. then clicks the submitbutton.

- The System stores the request.

- An automated e-mail should then be sent to theprofessional staff notifying them that a requestfor excusal has been submitted.

- U2 must have been done.

- 1. The System prepares an email.

2. The System queries for the email of theprofessional staff assigned to excuss orunexcuss the student.

3. The System sends the email.

- The Professional staff receives an emailnotifying him that a student submitted arequest.

- Email Server may reject the email.

- Professional staff should be able tomark an absence “excused” or“unexcused”.

- UC3 must have been donethen UC1 must have beendone.

- If an absence is marked “unexcused”, theprofessional staff should be prompted to submita reason.

- UC3 must have been donethen UC1 must have beendone.

- 1. The Professional staff navigatesto the form to unexcuse thestudent.

2. The Professional staff is able to selectfrom a drop down list to unexcuse thestudent.

3. Professional staff clicks thesubmit button.

4. The Professional staff is prompted toenter a reason for the unexcusedselection.

5. The system checks if a reasonhas been entered.

6. The system save thechanges if a reason is entered.

5. The Professional staff is prompted to enter areason for the unexcused selection again if nonwas provided.

- UC6

- Finally, this system should populate anattendance sheet prior to each event, with theappropriate absences notated.

- When the page containing the attendance isloaded the attendance sheet contain theappropriate absences.

- 1. The page containing the attendance sheetwill contain ajax to bind changes made to thetable.

- This attendance sheet should automatically besent to the professional staff in electronicformat.

- Changes to the attendancesheet must be submitted.

- 1. The system prepares an email .

2. The system retrieves the updated attendancesheet data and the assigned professionalstaff's data.

3. The system formats the dataand creates an electronic format.

4. The system prepares an email.

5. The system sends the email.

- The Professional staff receives the email.

- Email Server may reject the email.

- The professional staff should also have theability to force populate an attendance sheet ifneeded.

- UC1 must have been done.

- 1. The Professional staffnavigates to the attendancesheet.

2. The Professional staff wishesto change the attendance sheet.

3. The Professional staff selectsthe section he wishes to change.

4. The Professional staff makesthe appropriate changes.

5. The Professional staffsubmits the changes.

6. The system validates the changes.

7. The system saves the changes.

- The system reflects thechanges on the page.