Audience: Operations managers, admin staff, transport/hostel wardens
Duration: ~2 hours
Prerequisites: Getting started · Teacher guide
Learning objectives
- Navigate the operations hub and module routes
- Run transport, hostel, library, and visitor workflows
- Connect operations data to parents on mobile
- Know when to use ERP vs CRM
1. Operations hub
Route: /erp/operations
Landing page for non-academic, non-finance modules. Confirm your plan includes each module before go-live training.
2. Transport
Route: /erp/transport
- Routes, stops, vehicles, and driver assignments
- Parent app shows live bus context when GPS integrations are enabled
- Drivers use Driver mobile:
/erp/mobile/driver
Pair with Mobile apps guide.
3. Hostel & inventory
| Route | Purpose |
|---|---|
/erp/hostel |
Rooms, allocations, hostel attendance |
/erp/inventory |
Stock, issues, campus stores |
Inventory workflow (typical):
- Define stores (main store, lab, uniform shop) and item categories.
- Receive stock against purchase or opening balance.
- Issue to staff or students — link to student when charging fee items.
- Run low-stock reports before term start (books, uniforms, lab kits).
Hostel moves (room change, checkout) should match finance if hostel fees are billed separately — see Finance.
4. Library
Route: /erp/library
- Catalog, issue/return, overdue reminders
- Optional linkage to student records in
/erp/students
5. Visitors & health
| Route | Purpose |
|---|---|
/erp/visitors |
Gate pass, visitor log |
/erp/health |
Infirmary visits, health records |
/erp/wellbeing |
Counselling / wellbeing notes (policy-controlled) |
6. Alumni
Route: /erp/alumni
Engage graduates; separate from active student roster.
7. Parent visibility
Operations updates (bus delay, hostel notice) often publish via Help desk & announcements to parent mobile.
Practice exercise
- Create a transport route with two stops and assign a demo student.
- Issue a library book and return it.
- Log a visitor entry at gate.
See also
- Finance — fee reminders vs operational comms
- Certificates & documents

