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

[Nathan Schoenack]

They're mutually exclusive...Used to be 6 digits with a check digit,  
now there's just 6 numbers (xxxxxx-x vs. xxxxxx)

-Nathan

On Oct 19, 2005, at 9:30 AM, batchelo@sfu.ca wrote:

> 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
IT Research Support Specialist
NDSU Physics
(701) 231-7047
nathan.schoenack@ndsu.edu