# Types of Parents within your pickatime account Parents are categorized differently in **Contacts**, depending on their relationship to the school:
**Type****Typically used for**
**Current Parent**Parent-Teacher Conferences
**Prospective Parent**Interview-like events (admissions, etc.)
**Note:** The **Prospective** import parent type includes Blackbaud's roles **Parent of Candidate** and **Parent of Incoming Student**.
### **Helping Prospective Parents Access Their Events** Parents with the roles **Parent of Candidate** or **Parent of Incoming Student** don't have [access to the Resource Board](https://kb.blackbaud.com/knowledgebase/Article/109627) by default. To reach them, you'll need to use Blackbaud's **Smart Tuition SSO**, placed either in the **Admissions Progress Text Box** or as a **Checklist Step**. #### **Prerequisite: Accessing Admissions Setup** To configure this, you'll need the **Admissions Manager** role in Blackbaud.

⚠️ After this role is applied to your account, you must **log out and log back in** for it to take effect.

##### **Option A: Add the SSO Link to the Admissions Progress Text Box** 1. In **Enrollment Management**, go to **Admissions → Admissions Setup**. 2. Select **Candidate Progress Text**, and write the message you'd like to show to Parents of Candidates/Incoming Students. 3. Highlight the text you want to hyperlink, then click the **hyperlink** button. 4. Paste in your SSO URL — found under **Core / Security / Authenticate Settings / SSO Settings** *(see steps 3–6 of SSO Setup)*. 5. Save your message. 6. 💡 **Customizing link color:** There's no built-in color option. Instead, open the **Source Code viewer** (the **`<>`** button, top-left) and add `style="color: red;"` inside the link tag:
```html Text visible to Parents of Candidate ``` ##### **Testing this setup:** 1. In **Core**, under your account name, select **Impersonate User**. 2. Choose a user with **only** the role **Parent of Candidate** or **Parent of Incoming Student**. 3. Confirm the new message and link appear correctly. #### **Option B: Add the pickAtime Link as a Checklist Step** 1. In **Enrollment Management**, go to **Admissions → Admissions Setup**. 2. Select **Checklists**. 3. Click **Edit** on the checklist you want to modify. 4. Locate the relevant stage, then click **Add Step**. 5. Fill out the form: **Type**, **Name**, **Due Date**, **Staff Assigned**, whether it's **Required**, and select **Yes** under **Candidate Publishing Options**. 6. Add a **Step Name** and **Description**, then paste your SSO URL — found under **Core / Security / Authenticate Settings / SSO Settings** *(see steps 3–6 of SSO Setup)*. An image is optional. 7. Click **Show Details**, then **Save**. 8. If this change affects existing candidates, you'll be prompted to update which candidates should have access. 9. Once confirmed, the step will appear in the relevant candidates' checklists. ##### **Testing this setup:** 1. In **Core**, under your account name, select **Impersonate User**. 2. Choose a user with **only** the role **Parent of Candidate** or **Parent of Incoming Student**. 3. Confirm the step appears in that student's checklist.