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Video: How do I import SIS data to a Canvas account?

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00:07: How do I import sis data to a canvas account?

00:10: In global navigation click the admin link then click the name of

00:14: the account.

00:16: In account, navigation, click the sis import link.

00:21: Click the choose a file to import button and locate the sis import file from

00:25: your computer.

00:27: If you want to create a full batch update select the, this is a full batch update

00:31: checkbox a warning informs users of the risks associated with selecting

00:35: the, this is a full batch update checkbox.

00:38: In the term, drop-down menu, select the term for the full batch update.

00:43: With this option, any courses sections or enrollments within

00:48: sis ID record in canvas, that is linked to the term selected in, the drop-down can

00:52: be deleted. For enrollments.

00:54: This option means the linked user and course sections require

00:58: sis IDs. A canvas record will be deleted if it is

01:02: not included in the current import file.

01:05: This option will only affect data created via previous sis Imports

01:09: manually created courses. For example, won't be deleted

01:13: even if they don't appear in the new sis important.

01:17: If you want to override changes in the user interface UI select

01:22: the override UI changes checkbox.

01:25: This change tells canvas to overwrite any sticky data Changed by users

01:29: in their accounts. With the data you are importing.

01:33: If this box is not checked, when doing a new user's import, no name changes

01:37: will be overridden in the UI but if the user removed their listed email

01:41: address, it will be re-added but not marked the fault.

01:45: If this box is checked, when doing a new users, import the full name and sortable

01:49: name will change. But the display name is not change.

01:53: The email address is added but still not marked the fault.

01:57: Overriding UI changes. Also, allows, one of two additional options.

02:01: Processes UI changes are clear UI changed

02:05: state. You can only select one option.

02:09: If you want to select an option, select the checkbox next to your preference.

02:15: Process as UI changes overrides changes that have taken place

02:19: in the UI, as sticky data all data acts as if the changes were

02:23: actually manually updated in the UI.

02:26: If you want to select an option, select the checkbox next to your preference.

02:32: Clear UI changed State removes.

02:34: The stickiness of all data that exists in this import future.

02:38: Imports with this data will not indicate any data in the UI as sticky.

02:43: If you want to select an option, select the checkbox next to your preference.

02:48: Click the process data button.

03:03: After clicking the process data button, a confirmation modal displays,

03:08: click cancel to stop or confirm to proceed.

03:11: When the import has processed canvas displays the results of the imported file

03:16: along with up to 50 errors and warnings.

03:19: If you imported a full batch update, the results also show the number of deleted

03:23: items removed from the account. Deleted items include enrollments

03:28: courses and sections. After you refresh the

03:32: page, this information will stay in the sis import page under the last batch

03:36: heading until another import is made.

03:39: If you want to download all warnings and errors from your last import file, return

03:44: to the sis import page, Under the last batch heading.

03:47: Click the last batch download icon.

03:50: A CSV file downloads and contains all errors and warnings from your last

03:54: import.

03:56: The guide covered how to import sis data to Canvas account.

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