1. data importing
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2. The basics - ADX
• Uploads your data to Accudemia
• Accepts CSV files out-of-the-box
• Custom data sources
• Schedule data uploads
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3. Let’s meet ADX
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4. Preparing your data
• One or many files?
Recommended:
Students, Instructors, Tutors, Classes, Enrollment, Center Assignments, Demographics
• Full export or incremental changes
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5. Files format
• Comma-separated values (CSV) file
• Header row required
(text itself not important)
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6. Mapping the data
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7. One row, multiple info
• Examples:
– Student & Subject Area
– Tutor & Subject Area
– Instructor & Subject Area
– Student & Subject Area & Class
– Center & Subject Area
– Student & User Group
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8. Some examples
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9. Example: Student info
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10. Example: Student enrollment
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11. Importing data
for the next semester
• It defaults to the current semester (if any)
• You can always specify a semester column to
import data for the upcoming semester.
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12. How is the data merged?
From the documentation:
“The ADX engine finds duplicates in only the key fields of each entity. (…)
The key fields used for finding duplicates are the following:
• Center:
– Records with the same Name are considered duplicates, therefore only one is kept.
• Student:
– Records with the same Person Number are considered duplicates, therefore only one is kept.
• Subject Area:
– Records with the same Name are considered duplicates, therefore only one is kept.
– Records with the same Code and Code Prefix are considered duplicates, therefore only one is
kept.
• Student Enrollment:
– Records with the same Student and Class are considered duplicates, therefore only one is kept.
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13. New data and assignments
• To assign two things (i.e. student to a class):
– Specify the key fields
• To create new data (i.e. students)
– Specify all the important fields
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14. The upload process
1. Source file gets processed On your
2. Data is validated for consistency Computer
3. Processed file is uploaded (ADX)
ADX: OK
4. New data is merged
Accudemia
5. Data is live!
Data available
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15. Checking the server status
Advanced -> Import -> View Execution Details
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16. Student demographics
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17. Student demographics
• Columns not mapped in ADX
• Specific header names
• First, create a profile questionnaire
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18. The profile questionnaire
Page #1
Question #1
Question #2
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19. Header format
@Profile(Page=1, Question=1)
@Profile(Page=1, Question=2)
@Profile(Page=1, Question=3)
@Profile(Page=2, Question=1)
@Profile(Page=2, Question=2)
@Profile(Page=2, Question=3)
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20. Header format
@Profile(Page=1, Question=1)
@Profile(Page=1, Question=2)
@Profile(Page=1, Question=3)
@Profile(Page=2, Question=1)
@Profile(Page=2, Question=2)
@Profile(Page=2, Question=3)
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21. Demographics file example
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22. Custom data sources
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23. Custom data sources
Your
database
Accudemia
Your
CSV file
Your ADX ADX processes
Add-On the data stream
CSV parser
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24. Questions?
Need help?
Email us: support@accudemia.com
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