About Data Import

After you have prepared your files and verified your file readiness (OneRoster and SFF templates only), you are ready to import the files. Importing procedures vary depending on your organization's decision to provide manual imports (one-at-a-time batch import) or to set up automated, scheduled batch imports.

For details about all the import template options, see Import Options.

For instructions on each of these procedures, click one of the following options:

● Import Files (manual import)

● Automate Imports (setting up scheduled imports)

Before importing your OneRoster 1.1 CSV file or your Simple File Format (SFF) file, please review the following important warning regarding importing.

Submitted OR and SFF files are expected to be complete snapshots, not incremental updates (“delta” files). Records in a previous import that are not included in a subsequent import are interpreted as directives to change the status of user and class accounts from Active to Inactive.

Example: Suppose you expect an enrollment of 10,000, but as of July 15, you have only 5,000 firm records. On July 18, you have an update with 3,000 more; then, on July 22, you have the remaining 2,000 records. Your files on those three dates should have 5,000 records, 8,000 records, and 10,000 records, respectively.