Routines | Student | Batch Import Photographs | By Admission Numbers
Import From : - select directory or cd drive where the photos are located
select SEARCH FILES - This will display the photos in the directory you just entered
Licence File: - select the location of the licence file required to import photos
The photos should now be displayed as follows:
File = Admission Number
Name = Student's Name
Gender = Students Gender
DOB = Students date of birth
Now select IMPORT to attach the photos to the student records
Routines | Student | Batch Import Photographs | By Registration Group
Click the Select Files button (in the Photographs panel) then
navigate to the location of the stored photos.
Highlight the required file(s) then click the Open button to return to
the Photographs panel, where the selected file(s) are displayed.
Highlighting an individual file name displays the associated photo in
the adjacent panel.
Select the required search criteria (in the Students panel) to locate
the pupil/students to whom you wish to attach the photos.
Click the Search button to display a list of pupil/students who match
the specified criteria.
Select or deselect the check boxes (in both the Photographs and
Students panels), ensuring that only the files and names that you
wish to match are selected.
IMPORTANT NOTES: The number of selected check boxes in the
Photographs and Students panels must be the same. The Attach
All button becomes active only if the number of files and names
listed in the two panels is the same.
Click the Attach or Attach All button to temporarily associate the
selected photos with the selected pupil/students.
NOTE: The association between the photo and the pupil/student is
based on the order in which the selected photos and pupil/students
are listed. Since the order cannot be changed, a mismatch may occur.
If a mismatch is found, it can be detached later in the process.
Drag the bottom panel into view.
Click the Select License File button to display the Select a Licence
file dialog. Navigate to, then highlight the licence file, then click the
Open button to return to the Batch Photo Import area.
It is essential that each record is checked to ensure that the Preview
and Existing photos are associated with the correct pupil/student. If
a mismatch is found, highlight the record in question, then click the
Detach button. Individual photos can be attached using a similar
process, after the batch import is complete.
Click the Import button to attach the photos to the pupil/student
records. When the cursor is positioned over the double-line, it
changes to a symbol enabling the bottom panel to be dragged
upwards into view.
The Detach, Detach All and Import buttons become active after the Attach
or Attach All button is clicked.