Using the online import tool allows you to manage many users at one time using a comma separated variable (.csv) file, which can be created by any spreadsheet program. (Excel, FileMakerPro, etc.)- How to import users using a .csv file.
- Step 1: Create and select the .csv file from your computer. We will discuss how to create users or usernames as part of the session.
- Step 2: Confirm the format of the entries in your .csv file. You will see a preview of the first few lines of your .csv file.
- Step 3: Your file is uploaded and it will take up to 24 hours for all of the accounts to be created.
As you start this process there are a few questions you will want to answer with your Administration and Information Technology Department. - How will you identify your users?
- Will the username contain their name?
- We don't want to individually identify students.
- We want students to be able to e-mail outside of the domain and use a syntax that is easy for everyone to understand.
- How comfortable is your district with identifying users in a certain way?
- Will you restrict access to different resources to different user groups?
- Will this be by grade level or school?
- Creating Users
- Exporting Data from your Student Information System
- What information will you need to extract?
- Concatenate and separate cells to create usernames
- Updating user accounts during the school year.
- Always reset passwords to the default
- Only update new accounts
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