Batch Create Users for Course Page

Overview

Instructors may quickly add numbers of users to the Course from the Batch Create Users for Course page. Users can be added with any Course Role.

Note: If using a batch file created for a previous version of the Blackboard Learning System, verify that the fields are in the correct order for the current version.

Find this page

Click Batch Create Users for Course in User Management on the Control Panel to open the Batch Create Users for Course page.

Batch files

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.
Do not include blank lines between records. The blank line will be processed and return an error.
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\"".

Fields

The table below details the fields on the Batch Create Users for Course page.

Field		Description
File Upload
File Location	Enter the location of the batch user file.
Delimiter Type of Your File	Select Comma, Tab, or Colon delimiter for the file. Select Automatic and the delimiter will be determined automatically.