jPams

**INSTALLING JPAMS**  1) Open Internet Explorer 2) Type 10.98.248.10 in the address bar 3) Click "Webster Parish Tech Center" 4) Click JPams 5) Click JPams 6) Download both files (Java Runtime and JPams) 7) Password: * (Call the Tech Help Desk extension #412) 8) Main Database name: pams Main Database URL: 10.98.249.100 Central Office Database URL: 10.98.249.100 9) Type in your username and password. 10) Now you can access Jpams by double clicking the coffee cup on your desktop.

 **USING JPAMS** 1) Open by double clicking the desktop icon 2) Type in your username and password 3) Click "gradebook" 4) To pull-up a class, select the class period and grading period from the dropdown list on the bottom of the screen 5) To add an assignment, select the yellow "new" sticky located on the top left of the screen 6) Fill out the required information such as assignment title and worth 7) If this assignment is being used for more than one class, select "copy to other sections" 8) Click "save" 9) Place grades next to student's names under the appropriate assignment 10)Click "save" located on the top left of the screen

**ACCESSING JPAMS FROM HOME** []

Troubleshooting
If your jPams has previously been working on the computer in question, follow the directions for "Installing jPams." This will update your jPams software. For any other issues, please see below:

**Not Able to Access WPTC website** If you werent able to access the WPTC website or the JPAMS website, first follow these directions to add an exception. 1) Open Internet Explorer 2) Click Tools 3) Click Internet Options 4) Click Connections 5) Click LAN 6) Click Advanced 7) Type the following in the exceptions box at the bottom of the page: 10.98.*.*

**Issues Installing jPams on VISTA** Follow these steps ONLY if you have VISTA. 1) Click Start - Control Panel 2) Click User Accounts 3) Click "Turn User Account Control on or off" 4) Uncheck box - Click OK 5) Restart machine. 6) Install JPAMS unless you already have it installed.

**When Installing Didn't Ask for Database** If you arent asked for the database information (#8 of installing directions), you need to go to the program by clicking start, all programs, jpams. You will then be asked the database information.