Adding, Editing, or Deleting Users through File Uploads

If you have many users to add, edit, or delete, it may be easier to perform those transactions through file uploads. This task requires familiarity with composing comma-separated value (CSV) files or working with Microsoft Excel.

To upload user accounts:

1.From the Users task menu on the dashboard, select Upload Users. The Upload Users page appears.

2.Following the instructions in the section Uploading Records and using Table 3 as a reference, fill out the User template and upload it to TIDE.

Table 3: Columns in the User Upload File.
Column Name	Description	Valid Values
Regional Center ID^a	Region associated with the user.	2 digits. Must exist in TIDE, and must be associated with the user uploading the file.
District ID^a	District associated with the user.	6 digits. Must exist in TIDE, and must be associated with the user uploading the file.
Campus ID^a	Campus associated with the user.	9 digits. Must exist in TIDE, be associated with the district, and be associated with the user uploading the file.
FirstName^a	User's first name.	Up to 60 characters.
LastName^a	User's last name.	Up to 60 characters.
Email Address^a	User's email address.	Any standard email address. Up to 100 characters that are valid for an email address. This is the user's username for logging in to TIDE.
User Role^a	User's role.	One of the following: ERS=Region Staff DS=District Superintendent DTC=District Testing Coordinator DTA=District Testing Assistant DRV=District Report Viewer CTC=Campus Testing Coordinator OTA=Online Test Administrator PR=Principal SDA=Student Data Assistant TE=Teacher CTS=Campus Technology Staff TSA=Test Setup Assistant
Phone Number	User's phone number.	Phone number in xxx-xxx-xxxx format.
Texas Unique Staff ID	User's employee ID.	Up to 10 alphanumeric characters.
Action^a	Indicates if this is an add, modify, or delete transaction.	One of the following: Add—Add new user or edit existing user record. Delete—Remove existing user record.
^aRequired field.