Comments & Related Content
Purpose: Provide instruction on how to view and configure student comments.
Audience: CTC staff that would benefit from viewing student information entered as a comment within the CS Pillar.
Comments/Related Content
- Comments = CTC staff will be able to access typed notes entered from the Student Financials, CS Core, and Financial Aid areas.
- Related Content = In PeopleSoft, this is represented as either a “hyper link” on a page or red triangle within a field that (when selected) will display additional written information about the student being viewed at that time.
You must have at least one of these local college managed security roles:
- ZD Local Security Admin
- ZZ Local SACR Security Admin
If you need assistance with the above security roles, please contact your local college supervisor or IT Admin to request role access.
Navigation: Set Up SACR > Security > Secure Student Administration > User ID > 3C Group Security
- The 3C Group Security search page displays.
- Enter User ID (or first few numbers in User ID).
- Select the Search button.
- The 3C Group Security page displays.
- Add the 3C Update/Inquiry Groups that apply by selecting on look up icon (magnifying glass).
- Add or remove 3C Groups by using the + (plus) or - (minus) buttons
- Select check boxes.
- Inquiry: Select to enable the user ID to view all data in the 3C group.
- Update: Select to enable the user ID to update, by entering or altering, data in the 3C group.
- Delete: Select to enable the user ID to delete data in the 3C group.
- Select the Save button.
For additional security information, please see CS 9.2 SACR Security: 3Cs Group Security
Please review the QRG 9.2 Comments - Adding a Comment to a Person for additional information.
A different way to access the comment page is to use the text bubble icon from the View Customer Accounts page.
- Select the text bubble for the row of data you're interested in making a comment.

- The Person Comment page appears in a new window.
- Enter the appropriate Administrative Function - many options are available for the SF area.
- The Comment Category field is associated with the Administrative Function, the available options may need to be configured or added depending on your current configuration.
- Within the Comment Data section:
- Optional Field - The Comment ID is the ID # of who is adding the note - if left blank, it defaults to your ID #.
- Optional Field - Select the Department that most closely matches the comment.
- Enter the comment.
- Select the Save button.
Please follow the Comments - Mass Assign Student Comments QRG.