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Manual Data Import Process

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This is only accessible on District Admin Accounts.

The following steps outline how to import a file into ion.
  • Files must be in .csv format.
  • .xls, .xlsx and most other formats will not be imported. (Student Photos are an exception)

Files are identified by the header (top) row. Files will not be imported if they do not match the assessment template that ion has on file. This includes:

  • changes in column order
  • changes in capitalization of letters in the header row
  • additional or missing characters in the header row, including leading or trailing spaces

A list of known files and their headers is available here.

Transformed Files

Some vendors have frequent changes to their exports. The transform process allows ion to ignore any unused columns for the purpose of identification as well as have aliases for some headers.

0-4% match - unrecognized for transforming. File will not be processed as a transformed file.

4-50% match - "possibly"

50-80% match - "probably"

80-100% match - "likely"

Viewing the Import Job Log
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