My school already has student records in excel format. The structure looks like this:
So you can see the different columns. We use this also for generating report cards so I don't want to alter it. We also have 1000+ kids and I don't want to have to re-enter all of that data. So how do I get it into Gibbon. Unfortunately for someone like me I need detailed step-by step instructions. I can't find that. I will chronicle my adventure here in hopes it may help someone else.
I want to simply be able to move it over with as little trouble as possible.
How do we add students? Apparently you must add them as users. Later, you must assign the users as a student. Before I attempt to import users, I will first try adding one manually.
1.Create a User > 2.Student Enrolment > 3.Course Enrolment
Step 1: Add a User (student) Go to ADMIN>USER ADMIN, you will see this:
Click on the + Add button, and you will get this:
This is where you can manually add a new user. I will fill out the required* info, making a user named "Testy Smith" The required information includes: Surname, First Name, Preferred Name, Official Name, Gender, Primary Roll, Username, Password, Confirm Password, Can login?, Force Rest Password?
Click Submit - it says "was completed successfully"
Where is my new user? It now shows up in HOME>User Admin>Manage Users but it does not show up in students.
Step 2: Enroll
Go to People>Students>Student Enrollment
You can now enroll them but you must have your year Year Groups and Form Groups set up.
Step 3: Course Enrollment
Courses and Classes are found under Admin>Timetable Admin
If you click on the Add + button, you can add a course
