This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit K12OC-I-772 The selection of Missing and incomplete Assignment buttons should insert an "I" or "M" into the Assignment Grade and Marking Column Grades.
This idea is useful because a teacher does not know what the red triangle means in the cell and has to look it up. It would be better for them to be able to see at a glance what is designated as Missing or Late.
It would be EVEN better if the space could be populated when the student is exempt. This would eliminate the need to hover over every red triangle on every empty cell in a gradebook to determine why it was not graded. If a student is exempt, we are not going back to enter a grade, so why not put an E or X in that spot, and we will know at a glance what the situation is?
Also see this posting: https://blackbaudk12.ideas.aha.io/ideas/K12OC-I-772