About Holt McDougal Online Template Files

The Holt McDougal Online (HMO) import files are comma separated values (CSV) files created using a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft’s Excel®. The HMO import template includes two data files.

The table below describes the template files and links to detailed file instructions.

File Name

Purpose

Field-level Details

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user.csv

Used to create and update student and teacher information

HMO users File

class.csv

Used to create and update class information and school association

HMO classes File

Depending on your organization's data needs, you may prepare and submit one or both of these files.

➔ Click to download the Holt McDougal Online template files.

Note: If your organization uses multiple platforms—Ed, the HMH Learning Platform; ThinkCentral (TC); and/or Holt McDougal Online (HMO)—you must use the same template-type for all platform imports—either OneRoster, SFF, or Traditional (TC and HMO). It is not acceptable to mix the import template types in your imports by using the SFF template for one platform and then using the Traditional template for another platform. Only OneRoster and SFF can support Ed.

Required Fields

● Required fields must be populated.

● Fields that are not required may remain empty, but even empty fields must be retained using commas. Do not use a space for an empty field.

● HMH recommends that quoted identifiers be used around all headers and fields.

Note: Unless you turn off the email notification setting in the Holt McDougal Online platform, newly added teachers receive an automated email containing their log in usernames. See HMO-District Settings for details.

File Requirements

The files that you prepare and submit must be:

● saved as CSV (comma delimited) files

● combined and compressed into a single zipped file containing no more than two CSV import files and named according to the following zip file naming conventions.

The following rules apply to the zipped import file name:

– Valid values: alphanumeric (A–Z, a–z, 0–9), dashes ( - ), underscores ( _ )

– Must not contain special characters (except dashes and underscores)

– For SFTP site file submissions (automated imports), spaces are not allowed (Import Management accepts zipped files with spaces, but the SFTP site does not.)