Upload users

Before you begin

  • Make sure you are logged in as Manager.
  • Make sure you have a complete CSV file with all the necessary data of the users whose accounts you want to create.

About this task

You can use this way to create user accounts if you have lots of users who need to have access to the Karlifi Learning Platform. If you have few users who need to get access, follow the steps in Add a new user.

Procedure

  1. In the Administration block, click on: Site administration > Users > Accounts > Upload users.

    Figure: Click on "Upload users".

    You will see a form that you will need to edit.
  2. Open the folder in which you have saved your CSV file.
  3. Click on your CSV file and drag and drop it onto the File field.

    Figure: Drag and drop your CSV file onto the area highlighted in yellow.

    You will see your CSV file in the area shown above.
  4. In the drop-down list box next to CSV delimiter, select the respective option that is used in your CSV file.

    Figure: Select the right CSV delimiter.

    If you created your CSV file via Microsoft Excel, the right delimiter will probably be a semicolon (;) or a comma (,).
  5. At the bottom of the form, click on the button Upload users.
    You will see an Upload users preview in which the data of your CSV file will be shown.
  6. In the Settings section, select Add new and update existing users in the drop-down list box next to Upload type.
  7. In the drop-down list box next to Existing user details, select Fill in missing from file and defaults.
  8. In the drop-down list box next to Force password change, select All.

    Figure: Necessary changes in the "Settings" section highlighted in yellow

  9. At the bottom of the form, click on the button Upload users.
    You will see an Upload users result table in which the freshly created user accounts will be shown together with relevant data, such as enrolments, roles, initial passwords, etc.
  10. Inform the users about their log-in data in a way you prefer, for instance by email.

Results

The newly created user accounts can be found under: Site administration > Users > Accounts > Browse list of users. They can also be found in the Participants' list of the respective courses which you can find in the Navigation block under: Courses > <the respective course category> > <the respective course> > Participants.