iECHO enables you to mark missing attendance records of participants for multiple sessions at once. This feature is useful in cases where participants joined the session:

• using forwarded session reminders
• using shared devices or in groups
• using any links other than the session reminder sent to the participant on their registered iECHO medium

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Caution: Use this feature sparingly to ensure data authenticity on iECHO.

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How do admins and owners edit the attendance data for participants?

1. Select the participants whose attendance records you would like to edit and click on the three-dot menu given adjacent to the participant. Select Adjust Attendance.

1. Select the sessions for which you would like to edit the records, you can select more than one.
2. Mention the reason for editing the record

1. Select Mark Attendance.

How will these changes be reflected in the records?

In the report, you will primarily see the changes reflected in the last two columns:

1. Attendance Marked By (Second to Last Column):
   • The name of the admin/owner who has adjusted the session attendance for the participant will appear.
   • If the user has marked their own attendance through the platform, the value will be 'Self'.
2. Adjusted (Last Column):
   • If attendance is adjusted, the column will be highlighted as 'Yes – Reason: [Reason]' (e.g., Yes – Reason: Internet Issue or Yes – Reason: Technical Glitch), in correspondence with the admin/owner name in the 'Attendance Marked By' column.
   • In the case where attendance is not adjusted but you see another user's name in the 'Attendance Marked By' column, this indicates that the participant joined the session using the "Me + Others" option.

Best Practices

1. Validate Before Adjusting: Always verify the participant’s actual presence and participation before approving changes.

Example: If your program requires 80% attendance for certificate eligibility, cross-check the session logs or recordings before approving a adjustment request to avoid granting certificates incorrectly.

2. Limit ‘Late Join’ or ‘Technical issue’ Adjustment: Approve attendance adjustments for late joiners or technical issues selectively, with proper documentation.