No name or long number in Roster instead of student name

[thanos_reynolds]

Long number instead of name showing up in Roster how does the teacher change it.

[jcarpenter1 · Accepted solution]

Hello  @thanos_reynolds   and welcome to the Community.  Please talk to your Canvas Admin about this problem.  This is something that they need to know about and take care of.

[MsTia]

I've had this issue a year ago, but gave up.
See this thread or search on "21 digits":

https://community.canvaslms.com/message/158453-re-what-makes-a-student-name-and-login-id-show-up-as-... 

In that thread, Michelle Ciccariello posted a solution in 2016. Timothy Moynihan had another solution in 2019.

[MsTia]

PS: I had this issue when using FFT and enrolling students by email who already had Canvas accounts. If SIS integration, then probably inherited from another institution.

[kmeeusen]

Hi  @thanos_reynolds 

This really is the result of how your SIS integration is sending student IDs to Canvas.   @jcarpenter1  is correct, you need to talk to your Canvas Admin.

Kelley