Photo Import

Owned by Joe Large (Unlicensed)
Nov 16, 2022
2 min read

Requirements:

  1. Photo Imports require a CSV/TXT file import

  2. The photo file type must be .jpg

  3. The import.csv and photos need to be compressed into a .zip, with root of the zip containing the import.csv and a Photos subfolder containing jpg images.

  4. The photo files must be named IDNumber.jpg, or if named something else the zipped import.csv file must include a field containing filename.jpg

  5. *To import photos into PerfectPass select the PerfectPass Student Entity in Data Mapping

 

Go to Data Management > Integrations > File Import

 

Start by creating a new File Import Configuration, or edit an existing Configuration and click on the Binaries tab

  1. Click Add Path

  2. Enter a unique Name and enter the photos Path as follows:

    NameOfFolder/[fieldName].jpg

 

For example, a Photos subfolder contains image files named by ID Number, and the import file’s ID Number field is named IDNUMBER, therefore the path is:

 

Photos/[IDNUMBER].jpg

 

In invalid field name will highlight red and prevent saving the Configuration

 

3. Save the Configuration

 

Next, we’ll add the Binary field to a Data Mapping

  1. Go to Data Management > Mapping then Create or Edit an existing Data Map

  2. Add or configure the Student entity configuration

  3. Select the Photos droplist and choose the binary Photo column created in the previous steps.

  4. Click Save