Change the Pulse status

You can manually pause or activate Pulse at any time to stop or allow participants to check in, ask for help, or receive notifications.

Status	Description
Active	Students and staff can  Sign in Check in  Ask staff members for help Pulse’s status can be Active even when you haven’t set up your school’s term dates.
Paused	Students cannot sign in or check in Students can access help services when they visit Student Pulse. They’ll see a different screen with links to the support services available in your region. You can manually pause Pulse during school terms or even if you haven't set up your term dates.

Table 1: Pulse status 

Change Pulse's status

1. Sign in to your Pulse Coordinator dashboard
2. Go to Settings > Pulse > Schedule.
3. Select Change next to the Pulse status.
4. Set the new status in the pop-up widget and select Save.
   • Turn off the toggle to set the status to Paused.

• Turn on the toggle to set the status to Active and select Save.

What you can do next

You can:

• Set up term dates when students and staff can check in and ask for help. Setting up term dates is also the final step of your Pulse onboarding process. 
• Set Pulse to auto-pause during term breaks and prevent users from checking in or receiving notifications.