Administrators enroll large numbers of users into courses from the Batch Create Users page. Using a batch file, users are entered into courses quickly. A batch file for adding users can add many users into many different courses. If a Course Role is not assigned in the batch file the default value is Student.
If quotation marks appear in a field, it is necessary to use an escape character so the process knows that the next character does not mark the end of the field. The escape character is a backslash (\). For example, "\"NICKNAME\"".
Note: If using a batch file created for a previous version of Blackboard Learning System, verify that the fields are in the correct order for the current version. If necessary, reformat the file so that the fields are in the correct order before processing the batch enroll.
Click Batch Enroll Users from the Courses section of the System Control Panel.
The table below details the entry fields on the Batch Enroll Users page.
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File Upload |
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File Location: |
Enter the location of the batch user file. |
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Delimiter Type of Your File: |
Select the delimiter option to be used on the batch user file entered in the File Location field. If Automatic is selected, the batch file will be analyzed and the delimiter determined based on the frequency of that character in the file. |
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Batch files are .txt files that hold large quantities of information to upload to the system. Each batch utility contains specific instructions on creating the batch file. The following batch file standards are universal.
· Fields must be enclosed in double quotes.
Example: “John”
· Each field must be separated with a delimiter. Commas, colons, or tabs may be used, however, you may not use more than one as a delimiter in a batch file.
Example: “John”,”Smith”
· Each record must be separated by a hard return.
Example: “John”,”Smith”
“Larry”,”Smith”
Each batch file should not exceed 500 records due to time out restrictions associated with most browsers.