Posted September 29, 2026
Follow the steps for Importing New Records
| Field |
Required |
Type |
Sample Value |
Notes |
| Student_Id |
Yes, unless lookup fields are used to identify the student |
Identifier |
"2" |
Must match an existing Student Id in the system |
| Occurence_Date_Time |
Yes |
Date-Time |
"2024/02/01 08:00" |
The Day of Cycle must appear in the daily rotation for the course's school division on this date |
| Course_Id |
Yes, unless Lookup_Course_Name is used |
Identifier |
"101" |
Must match an existing course |
| Section |
Yes |
Text |
"01" |
|
| Term |
Yes |
Text |
"1" |
The course, section and term combination must exist and must meet on this class schedule |
| Class_Schedule_Name |
Yes |
Text |
"1st period" |
Must meet for the specified block |
| Block_Code |
Yes, unless Block_Id is specified |
Text |
"A" |
A block or block id must be specified |
| Day_Of_Cycle |
Yes |
Number |
"1" |
Used with Block_Code and Cell_Of_Day to resolve the block |
| Cell_Of_Day |
Yes |
Number |
"1" |
Used with Block_Code and Day_Of_Cycle to resolve the block |
| Attendance_Discipline_Type_Id |
Yes, unless Lookup_Attendance_Description is used |
Identifier |
"789" |
Must match an existing Attendance Discipline Type Id in the system. Can be found on the "Attendance Types" or "Discipline Types" pages under Security > Maintenance. |
| Block_Id |
No |
Identifier |
"45" |
Resolved automatically from Block_Code, Day_Of_Cycle and Cell_Of_Day when those are unique |
| Discipline_Points |
No |
Decimal |
"1.0" |
|
| Explanation |
No |
Text |
"Excused absence due to illness" |
|
| Lookup_Student_First_Name |
No, unless Student_Id is not specified |
Lookup |
"John" |
Must match an existing Student First Name in the system |
| Lookup_Student_Last_Name |
No, unless Student_Id is not specified |
Lookup |
"Doe" |
Must match an existing Student Last Name in the system |
| Lookup_Student_Birthdate |
No, unless Student_Id is not specified |
Lookup |
"2010/05/15" |
Must match an existing student Birthdate in the system |
| Lookup_Course_Name |
No, unless Course_Id is not specified |
Lookup |
"Algebra I" |
Must match exactly one existing course |
| Lookup_Attendance_Description |
No, unless Attendance_Discipline_Type_Id is not specified |
Lookup |
"Absent" |
Must match an existing Attendance Description in the system |
Note: This import is for period attendance. To import daily attendance, see Importing New Records - Student Attendance (Daily).