--- title: Grade Sync with PowerSchool description: Learn to sync and update grades in PowerSchool. --- [Skip to content](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/activate-grade-sync-with-powerschool#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://help.schoolday.com/support?hsLang=en) ![gg4l logo](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Automated%20emails/gg4l%20logo.png?width=100&height=33&name=gg4l%20logo.png) - [Go to Knowledge Base](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Go to Knowledge Base](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge) - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://help.schoolday.com/support) What are you looking for? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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[Grade Sync Service](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/data-management-connect?hsLang=en#grade-sync-service) August 31, 2026 # Grade Sync with PowerSchool ## Learn to sync and update grades in PowerSchool. **In this article** > [What is PowerSchool Gradebook](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/activate-grade-sync-with-powerschool#PowerSchool-gradebook-entities) > > [Set up Grade Sync](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/activate-grade-sync-with-powerschool#Enable-Grade-Sync) > > [PowerSchool gradebook IDs in SchoolDay](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/activate-grade-sync-with-powerschool#Interface-changes) > > [Duplicate PowerSchool categories in SchoolDay](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/activate-grade-sync-with-powerschool#Note-Blackboard) > > [Next steps](https://help.schoolday.com/knowledge/activate-grade-sync-with-powerschool#what-next) The *Grade Sync Service (GSS)* for PowerSchool offers flexible grading options that cater to diverse grading methodologies used by educators. It supports various grading scales, including traditional percentage-based, points-based, and standards-based grading. This flexibility allows teachers to align their grading practices with their instructional goals and reporting requirements. **Note**: You can't add Grade Sync Service to an existing PowerSchool integration. To use Grade Sync, set up a new PowerSchool integration with Grade Sync enabled. ### What is PowerSchool Gradebook? PowerSchool Gradebook is a digital tool for educators to manage and track student grades, assignments, and academic progress. It has two main items: - **Line Item** — an individual graded item, such as an assignment or assessment, associated with a unique identifier. It includes details like the name, description, maximum points, and other relevant details. For syncing scores with points, each Line Item has metadata that includes a `POINTS` value for the `scoreType` attribute. By default, the `scoreType`attribute is set to GRADESCALE (A, B, C, etc.). The Line Item name can’t be longer than 50 characters, and `POINTS` must be in uppercase. - **Category** — groups similar tasks, like "Quizzes" or "Homework," to help organize grades and are linked to teachers and their classes. Categories link to teachers in PowerSchool SIS and have metadata, including a `userDcid` (a teacher\`s ID, assigned to a category) and a `TermID` (annual calendar ID, defaulting to 3200). Each Category name must be unique for each teacher and it cannot exceed 30 characters. ### Set up Grade Sync Service 1. Install the PowerSchool plugin for grade passback. Contact the [SchoolDay Support Team](mailto:support@gg4l.com) for the plugin and check [this article](https://help.gg4l.com/knowledge/manage-the-powerschool-plugin?hsLang=en) for installation instructions. 2. Sign in to [SchoolDay](https://sso.gg4l.com/). 3. Activate a new PowerSchool application from the **Application Gallery** or via the [link](https://connect.gg4l.com/admin/gallery/c30f9ffe-76b5-4c5c-bce9-7e2e8b747b4e). 4. In the **Sync Mode**, select the desired mode and click **Next**. ![Blackboard\_Configure app\_Sync Mode](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Configuring%20SIS%20API%20Integration/Blackboard_Configure%20app_Sync%20Mode.png?width=688&height=95&name=Blackboard_Configure%20app_Sync%20Mode.png) 5. (If **Import** selected) Contact the [SchoolDay Support Team](mailto:support@gg4l.com) to request activation of the Grade Sync Service. 6. In the **Delivery Config**, provide the required configuration details and upload the PowerSchool plugin for grade passback that you previously requested from SchoolDay Support. 7. In the **Master Fields**, create merging rules to a correct grade exchange between Vendor\`s app and PowerSchool. For more about grade exchange, see [Manage Master Fields for Grade Exchange](https://help.gg4l.com/knowledge/manage-master-fields-for-grade-exchange?hsLang=en). 8. (Optional) Customize other steps or click **Finish Configuration**. 9. Run sync when setup completes. Wait a few seconds for the changes to apply. 10. Go to the **Data Browsing** \> **Gradebook** to review gradebook import results.  ![Data Browsing\_Gradebook](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/SP%20ecosystem/Connect/Vendor/Data%20browsing/Data%20Browsing_Gradebook.png?width=688&height=243&name=Data%20Browsing_Gradebook.png) ### PowerSchool gradebook IDs in SchoolDay PowerSchool ID (`Powerschool Id`) is a special identifier assigned to each gradebook entity within the SchoolDay. It helps to accurately identify and track categories, line items, and results within the gradebook. PowerSchool ID can be found on the gradebook entity detail page in the **Identifiers** panel. ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-17-2024-10-52-28-0214-AM.png?width=688&height=216&name=image-png-Oct-17-2024-10-52-28-0214-AM.png) PowerSchoolId format is as follows: - **Categories**: UUU\_WWW (where UUU -  teachercategoryid and WWW - sectionsdcid) - **Line Items**: XXX#YYY (where XXX - assignmentid and YYY - assignmentsectionid) - **Results**: XXX#ZZZ (where XXX - assignmentid and ZZZ - studentsdcid) ### Duplicate PowerSchool categories in SchoolDay If you use the *Blackboard Learn* or *D2L* applications, you may notice duplicate categories created in SchoolDay for each teacher across their classes.  ![image 2](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Schemes%20and%20Diagrams/image%202.png?width=688&height=256&name=image%202.png) This happens because *Categories are associated with teachers in the PowerSchool SIS* and with classes in Blackboard/D2L. As a result, the SchoolDay creates distinct records for each teacher's categories across all of their classes. To find all duplicates for a category, go to **Data Browsing** \> **Gradebook** and apply a filter using the "Metadata Extension" attribute based on the `CategoryId`. ![](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-17-2024-10-32-35-9051-AM.png?width=688&height=191&name=image-png-Oct-17-2024-10-32-35-9051-AM.png) ### Next steps After syncing is complete, go to **Settings** \> **Attribute Mappings** to configure the gradebook mappings for the PowerSchool app. [Learn how to configure attribute mappings in SchoolDay](https://help.gg4l.com/knowledge/attributes-mapping?hsLang=en). ![Attribute Mapping\_Gradebook entities](https://help.schoolday.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/SP%20ecosystem/Attribute%20Mapping_Gradebook%20entities.png?width=688&height=88&name=Attribute%20Mapping_Gradebook%20entities.png) ### See also [PowerSchool Integration Guide](https://help.gg4l.com/knowledge/powerschool?hsLang=en) [Manage Master Fields for Grade Exchange](https://help.gg4l.com/knowledge/manage-master-fields-for-grade-exchange?hsLang=en) - 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