Let's look at what it currently does.
You can
upload a CSV file to create or update multiple accounts at once.
Your CSV
file must contain the following headings:
Email,User Name,First Name,Last Name,Password,Role
For
example:
Email,User Name,First Name,Last Name,Password,Role
principal@example.edu.au,principal,School,Principal,pri2009,teacher
joeblogs@example.edu.au,joeblogs,joe,blogs,joe2009,teacher
a.student@example.edu.au,SN1234,Alfred,Student,as2010,student
The
following email accounts will be created:
- Username: principal
Password: pri2009 - Username: joeblogs
Password: joe2009 - Username: SN1234
Password: as2010
Valid
roles must be chosen from the following list:
- Student
- Alum
- Teacher
- Parent
This has been pulled directly from the dashboard so no new information there.
All of these values are the same and remain required information.
The Let's look at the additional fields that we have added.
Recovery Phone
This is the phone number that is used in password reset. As with the other headings it must be put exactly as above. This field is not compulsory and may be left out if it is not required.Recovery Email
This is the email address that is used in the in password reset. As with the other headings it must be put exactly as above. This field is not compulsory and may be left out if it is not required.Additional Attributes
This is where things can get a little more interesting. You can now add additional attributes to the import and will will import them into the Custom Attributes for the user. This can be useful when having to bring additional information for a user that needs to be sent to the service provider, but doesn't quite fit in the existing categories. For example StudentID, SynID etcThese are not compulsory and can be left blank for the users that do not have such a value.
If we look at what this might look like in a spreadsheet
This will create a record as normal with the below attibute
User Name: principal
Email: principal@example.edu.au
First Name: School
Last Name: Principal
Password: pri2009
Role: Teacher
With the new attributes this will also add
Password Reset Recovery Email: othermail@gmail.com
Password Reset Recovery Phone: 0412345678
Another attribute will be created:
SynID: 314159
Once the user logs in, all the normal attributes will be created and sent to the service provider, additionally this user will have SynID sent. NB Password reset information is NOT exposed to service providers.
So when the user is created all the information about the user is already there without need for further interaction.
Conclusion
Just to make things clear on these new attributes, they can be left blank for users that they do not apply, or just simply not included in the import.Remember these imports can be run as scheduled imports through the sync profile interface.
