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# Advanced Academic Operations

Use Advanced Academic Operations to extend Education Cloud with student information system (SIS) capabilities that streamline and automate academic processes.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with Education Cloud, Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud add-on, and Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud platform license</td></tr></tbody></table>

Advanced Academic Operations includes SIS features such as course registration, holds management, GPA calculation, and enrollment policy enforcement. Assign the Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud permission set license to students to enable course registration, waitlists, and student portal features.

Advanced Academic Operations also includes access to the Business Rules Engine (BRE) and Expression Sets, along with the quotas required to run them. Every feature in the Advanced Academic Operations feature set requires BRE and quota capacity.

## Enable Advanced Academic Operations in Your Org

Turn on Advanced Academic Operations in Education Cloud to manage licenses and access to features. Turn on features for specific students, monitor usage, and manage billing all in one place.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> with Education Cloud, Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud add-on, and Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud platform license</td></tr></tbody></table>

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1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, find and select **Set Up Education Cloud**.
2. Click **Set Up Academic Operations**.
3. Make sure that Academic Operations is turned on.
4. Turn on Advanced Academic Operations.

## Advanced Academic Operations Editions and Permissions

Review the supported editions for Advanced Academic Operations. Then learn about permissions and how to assign them.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> with Education Cloud, Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud add-on, and Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud platform license</td></tr></tbody></table>

- [User Interface](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_advanced_academic_operations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)
- [Editions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_advanced_academic_operations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)
- [Required Advanced Academic Operations Permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_advanced_academic_operations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)
- [Customizing Permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_advanced_academic_operations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)

### User Interface

Advanced Academic Operations is available in Lightning Experience.

### Editions

Advanced Academic Operations is available in Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer editions where the Education Cloud license, Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud Add-On, and Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud platform License licenses are enabled.

### Required Advanced Academic Operations Permissions

To use Advanced Academic Operations, Salesforce admin users need the permission set Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations Admin Access. Experience Cloud users need the permission sets Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud Access and Education Cloud for Experience Cloud.

 
| Permission Set | Notes |
| --- | --- |
| Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations Admin Access | Gives full access to objects for Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations. |
| Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud Access | Gives Experience Cloud users access to Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations. Users also need the Education Cloud for Experience Cloud permission set. |

### Customizing Permissions

If you customize Advanced Academic Operations, such as adding fields, create a custom permission set. To remove user permissions from the default permission set, create a muting permission set. Then, use permission set groups to assign users the Advanced Academic Operations permission set in addition to your custom permission sets. This approach is an alternative to cloning permission sets and makes sure that users always have the latest default permissions.

See Also:

- [Assign and Manage Permission Set Assignments](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_sets_manage_assignments.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Permission Set Groups](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_set_groups.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Manage Muting Permission Sets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_set_groups_muting.htm&type=5&language=en_US)