See a simple guide on how to activate and configure a data source or SIS.
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This article provides an overview of the process. For detailed instructions on setting up a specific app, please refer to the Applications & Integrations for step-by-step guidance.
Before you can use your data, you must first connect School Passport to your data source or SIS through an Import application. These applications transfer your roster data from data source/SIS to School Passport. School Passport supports connecting to a variety of data schemas, such as Basic Roster, OneRoster 1.0 and 1.1.
Import applications store a list of connection details that are used to establish a connection to a database. For example, host, port, Client ID, and Client Secret. In Import application settings, you can also select attribute mappings, add data filtering and sync schedule, and so on.
Requirements
- Primary District Admin permissions are required.
- You may need the following credentials for data source/SIS connection:
- Client ID
- Client Secret
- Service URL
- For SFTP: server, host, port, CIDR
Step 1: Activate an Import application
- Sign in to School Passport.
- Go to the Connect > Application Gallery.
- Find and select an application you want to use for your organization.
- Click Activate.
- (Optional) Click Import if the Sync Mode is available.
- In the Delivery Config, enter the required connection parameters to your data source/SIS. Note: Connection parameters may vary in different applications.
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(Optional) In the Schools Mapping, map the schools from the data source/SIS with GG4L schools. This ensures that the schools are correctly associated with their corresponding schools in School Passport. For details, see Schools Mapping.
- Click the Finish Configuration on the top right to skip the remaining configuration steps and complete the setup process, or continue with the configuration process manually.
- Click Run Import.
Step 2: Check imported data
After the data processing is finished, you can easily check which data was used by the application.
- Under the Home page, choose an Import application.
- On the application page, go to the History tab.
- Click Show Details to view an import summary.