Most schools elect to create sessions automatically via file upload, rather than manually as discussed in Creating and Editing Evaluation Terms and Sessions. Automated session creation requires that session data be included in the data file you send CollegeNET.
The table below shows examples of what your school needs to add to the XML file upload to create a session or sessions automatically.
Tag | Tag Type | Explanation | Example |
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session_id | Custom - Not necessarily the section subterm codes–it's the designated evaluation session | Unique identifier of the session (PK) | 1, 0001, 1234 |
session_title | Custom | Title of the session | Summer Session 1 |
session_start_dt | Custom | Start date of the session (required if you want the session automatically created during loading) | 2023-05-25, 2023-10-06 9:01 PM, 2023-10-06 21:01:00 |
session_end_dt | Custom | End date of the session (required if you want the session automatically created during loading) | 2023-05-25, 2023-10-06 9:01 PM, 2023-10-06 21:01:00 |
session_report_dt | Custom | Report date for the session | 2023-05-25, 2023-10-06 9:01 PM, 2023-10-06 21:01:00 |
comment_flagging_start_dt | Custom | Start date for comment flagging | 2023-05-25, 2023-10-06 9:01 PM, 2023-10-06 21:01:00 |
comment_flagging_end_dt | Custom | End date for comment flagging | 2023-05-25, 2023-10-06 9:01 PM, 2023-10-06 21:01:00 |
session_description | Custom | Name or title of the session | Summer Session 1 |
Additional examples of the above can be found on the Sample XML Files page.
If you have questions regarding this process, email support@collegenet.com.