File upload is designed to allow users to attach a file to instructional objectives, social objectives, behavior goals, group objectives and daily comments. Attached files can be images, PDF files, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, etc. They are used either to provide additional information about an objective or daily comment or to document student work.

• The instructional objectives, social objectives, behavior goals, group objectives and initial daily comments must have been created before a file can be uploaded to it.
• The maximum file size is 5 MBytes.

To upload a file to an instructional objective, social objective, behavior goal, or a group objective:

1. {Select} the Goals tab on the main DDtrac menu and then choose "Edit Existing Goal" from the dropdown menu for the type of goal/objective you want to attach a file to.
2. This will display a list of all goals and objectives
   
3. To attach a file to a goal/objective {Click} the link for the goal or objective.
4. This will take you the standard edit form which contains a form element allowing you to attach files to a specific goal/objective.

To upload a file to a daily comment enter observation data, social data, behavior data or milestone data on the day you want associated with the file in question. Then:

1. {Select} the Data Entry tab on the main DDtrac menu and find the daily data you want to attach a file to in the list of past comments displayed for the current student.
2. {Click} the "Add a Comment or File" link below all the daily data for the day in question.
3. This will take you to the standard comment form which allows users to enter a comment related to the daily data and also contains a form element allowing you to attach files to the comment.

Using the Upload Form

1. {Click} the "Browse..." button and browse to find the file you wish to attach.
2. Add a description for the file which will help provide a permanent record of why the file was attached here.
   
3. {Click} the "Attach File" button to temporarily attach the file to the goal, objective or comment.  The file will not be permanently associated with the goal, objective or comment until it is saved.
   

4. The temporarily attached file(s) will appear appear above the file upload form.  If you decide you do not want the file you attached, {Click} the "Remove" button and the file will not permanently attached to the goal, objective or comment.

5. {Save} the goal, objective or comment and the file will be permanently uploaded to DDtrac.
6. If there is some error uploading the file (e.g. because the it was not attached after browsing for it) an error form will show after saving the goal, objective or comment. It will give you the opportunity to either "Save" the file or to "Cancel" the upload.