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title: "Population Specific Material Uploads on the Applicant Status Page"
slug: "population-specific-material-uploads-on-the-applicant-status-page"
description: "Streamline material uploads on the Status Page in Slate by restricting visibility based on applicant populations, like showing resumes only to freshmen."
updated: 2026-04-14T00:55:45Z
published: 2026-04-14T00:55:45Z
---

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# Population Specific Material Uploads on the Applicant Status Page

Materials marked as "Available for upload through student self-service website" can now be given population restrictions to allow a more appropriate list to display to the student based on their type or other criteria you set. In this example, we set the resume material to show only for freshmen applicants

## Population Configurations

### Creating the Population

1. Select **Database** on the top navigation bar and select **Populations**.
2. Select **Insert**.
3. Name the population.
4. Select **Save**.

## Creating the Population Rule

1. Select **Database** on the top navigation bar and select **Rules Editor**.
2. Select **New Rule**.
3. Enter the following configurations in the dialog box:
  - **Name**: Description of Setting
  - **Base**: **Application**
  - **Type: Application Population**
  - **Folder**: Place the rule in a folder of your choice (the recommendation is to make a new folder for all rules setting populations).
4. Select **Save**.
5. Add filters to define the population who should see the material.
6. Enter the following **Action** configurations:
  - **Population**: Select the Population created earlier.

## Material Configurations

1. Select **Database** on the top navigation bar and select **Materials**.
2. Select the material you would like to show based on the logic built in the rule created and enter the following configurations:
  - **Access**: Available for upload through student self-service website
  - **Student Upload Population restriction**: Select the Population created.

The material will now only be visible in the **Material Upload** select list when an applicant matches the filter logic of your population rule. You may need to run a **Retroactive Refresh** within your **Population Rule** to update your records so that they can see this population-specific material.