PowerSchool - Navigate360 Attendance Access Plugin Install
Follow the steps in this article to install the Navigate360 Attendance Access Plugin and obtain the Client Secret and Client ID.
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Before starting: PowerSchool Writeback functionality and the Navigate360 Attendance Access Plugin requires a paid subscription. To learn more about this functionality and/or receive your Attendance Access Plugin download, please reach out to your Navigate360 District Success Manager.
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Please note that the Navigate360 Attendance Access Plugin is unique to the similar plugin that would have been installed to allow the same functionality.
Installing the Navigate360 Plugin in PowerSchool:
- Log into your PowerSchool Admin Portal.
- Confirm that the District Office is selected in the top right corner.
- Click System Management on the left navigation menu
Note: If you do not have access to the System Management option, please contact your school administrator or PowerSchool Support to request the necessary permissions or to identify the appropriate person who can assist you.

- Click Server → Plugin Configuration.

- Click on Install

- Use the Choose File option to select the plugin.xml file that was provided to you by your Navigate360 contact.
- If this has not been obtained, please refer to the before starting message at the top of this article.
- Then click Install.

- A success message will appear and the Navigate360 Attendance Access Plugin should now be listed under your Installed Plugins.

- Enable the plugin by clicking on the Enable/Disable checkbox.

- Click Enable on the popup window.

- A success message will appear.

Finding your PowerSchool Client ID and Client Secret:
- On your Installed Plugins list, locate and click on the Navigate360 Attendance Access Plugin.

- Near the bottom of the page, click on Data Provider Configuration.

- The district's unique Client ID and Client Secret will display
- Take note of these values, as they will be needed to complete the connection in Visitor Management.
Important: If using PowerSchool SIS version 25.2.0.0 or later, please ensure that Access Level for v1 APIs is set to Full Access.
⚠️Click Submit to process the Full Access selection⚠️

Please note that once you leave this screen, the Client Secret will no longer be visible. If needed, you can generate a new Client Secret using the Regenerate option.
Before doing so, please verify this Client ID and Client Secret combo is not already populated in your district's VM account or that it is being used by another school that is included in your PowerSchool instance, but not in your VM district.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Navigate360 Attendance Access Plugin within your PowerSchool instance. For more information on completing the setup in Visitor Management, please see our guide that covers the PowerSchool Setup page here.