[LON-CAPA-users] overwrite IDs by file upload?

lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:30:59 -0700


Hey, just a random thought from the cheapseates:
Is there any overlap between the old IDs and the new IDs?
Or, are they formatted in such a way as to be mutually exclusive?

Cheers,
Ray

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:18:37 -0400 lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org wrote:
> Hi Nathan,
> 
> Well, yeah ... I guess you could. Seems awkward though - at MSU, that  
> would be one HUGE course. It could also sort of get fixed over time,	
> just make sure the new IDs appear in the CSV files, and tell faculty	
> to check the magic box.
> 
> - Gerd.
> 
> On Oct 19, 2005, at 9:52 AM, Nathan Schoenack wrote:
> 
> > Hi Gerd,
> >
> > So, could I create a dummy course, enroll *everyone*by class-list	
> > upload (overriding IDs), then revoke everyone's roll in that dummy	
> > course?
> >
> > -Nathan
> >
> > On Oct 18, 2005, at 5:36 PM, Gerd Kortemeyer wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Hi Nathan,
> >>
> >> Only through class list uploads. You would need to check the button
> >>
> >> "Disable ID safe guard (only check if you know what you are doing)"
> >>
> >> at the bottom of the page.
> >>
> >> - Gerd.
> >>
> >> On Oct 18, 2005, at 4:35 PM, Nathan Schoenack wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> Can I safely overwrite student IDs by some sort of .csv file	
> >>> upload?  NDSU switched from NAIDs to PeopleSoft IDs and I need to  
> >>> change the IDs of nearly every student using LON-CAPA.  I would	
> >>> like to avoid manually changing every ID for every student.
> >>>
> >>> Nathan Schoenack
> >>> IT Research Support Specialist
> >>> NDSU Physics
> >>> (701) 231-7047
> >>> nathan.schoenack@ndsu.edu
> >>>
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> > Nathan Schoenack
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Ray Batchelor
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Department of Chemistry
Simon Fraser University
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