Record Attendance
Instructors are able to record attendance for each class meeting in the Bengal Success Portal.
- Login to the Bengal Success Portal.
- Click on the menu.
![starfish menu](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cc76b72a-f2bd-4c64-967e-e447715da09a.PNG)
- Click on Students.
- Click on the Attendance tab.
![attendance tab](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=e9bc6d36-cd2c-4bb8-a7f7-0fea35c56831.PNG)
- Click Record Attendance.
![record attendance icon](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cd0e2eff-f218-4852-9836-a331fd941b92.png)
- Select the section of your course.
- Select the meeting time for which you would like to record attendance.
- By default, all students are already marked as “Present”. You can leave students as “Present”, or mark students as Absent, Excused, or Tardy.
- When finished recording attendance, click Save.
Edit an Attendance Record
Instructors can edit the attendance record to change a student's attendance status.
- Login to the Bengal Success Portal.
- Click on the menu.
![starfish menu](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cc76b72a-f2bd-4c64-967e-e447715da09a.PNG)
- Click on Students.
- Click on the Attendance tab.
![attendance tab](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=e9bc6d36-cd2c-4bb8-a7f7-0fea35c56831.PNG)
- Click Record Attendance.
![record attendance icon](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=cd0e2eff-f218-4852-9836-a331fd941b92.png)
- Select the section of your course.
- Select the meeting time for which you would like to change the attendance record.
![recorded attendance](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=6c1fe076-fc60-4412-b06c-34a90bfd8cc5.PNG)
- Click Next.
- You will see a message stating when attendance was recorded. Next to this message, click Edit.
![edit record](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=099c7539-dd9e-45a8-a596-2da7f0026095.PNG)
- Use the radio buttons to mark students as Present, Absent, Excused, or Tardy.
- When finished, click Save.
- Your attendance record has been updated with the changes made.