Importing Users from a Delimited File

You can create student user accounts from a delimited file to save time and effort.

This feature will only import delimited files. The “Header” or first line of the file to be delimited will contain the field names. These names must be specific and exact (not case sensitive) so that the import will be able to identify the fields.

Note:

“All” the field names must be included in the header or first line of the table or the import will not work..

Delimited File Field Names and Descriptions

Table 1.  

Delimited Field Name	Description
UserID	e-Link login ID (required)
Password	User’s password (required)
LastName	User’s last name (required)
FirstName	User’s first name (required)
FamilyID	Family ID that links students together
StudentID	Visible ID of a student (optional)
EmailAddress	Email address (optional)

The following is a sample of what a delimited file might look like.

userid,password,lastname,firstname,familyid,studentid,emailaddress
10001,bh0001,DORFMULLER,ALICIA,15344,,[email protected]
10002,bh0002,RUMPLEMEISER,LEONE,14559,,[email protected]
10003,bh0003,ZORANTINO,LUIGI,,15229,[email protected]

To import users from a delimited file:

Path:

Administration > Users

1.	In the Administration - Users screen, click the Import Users from a Delimited File link to display the Import Users from a Delimited File dialog and create the student user accounts.

2.	Select the User Group that you want to place the new users into from the Import to User Group drop down list.

3.	Click and locate the delimited file that you want to import.

4.	Select the type of delimiter that was used for creating the file that is being imported Tab, Semicolon, Comma, or Other).

5.	Click Import to start the importing process. You will be able to preview a sample of your file for accuracy.

6.	Click to begin the import process.

7.	When the process is complete a summary dialog displays with the results.

8.	If there are errors, you can correct the errors in the file that you are importing. When the errors have been corrected, select the file and perform the import again. However, if a record already exists with the defined userid, it will not be overwritten.