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LYNX Interface - Installation Overview
The Series25 LYNX Interface provides full data communication and bi-directional integration between your student information system (SIS) and the Series25 environment. LYNX keeps your academic data automatically synchronized between your local or re...
LYNX Installation - Planning Your Implementation
Before you set out to implement LYNX, it's best to chart a course so you know where you're going. Follow these steps to ensure success. Form an Implementation Team Gather stakeholders from your institution who will be able to provide per...
Installing the LYNX-APP
The LYNX-APP is a component of the Series25 LYNX Interface used in all locally deployed LYNX installations. It is a lightweight Java service application installed locally on your student information system server. This application acts as a bridg...
Updating the LYNX application.properties File
If your SIS is moving to a different server, you will need to update the LYNX app application.properties file on your application server. To do this, complete each step below. Note The following instructions do not apply to API versions of LYNX...
Configuring a LYNX-APP Proxy Server
If your institution requires the LYNX-APP to contact LYNX-WebServices through a proxy server, this article explains how to configure the LYNX-APP to use that proxy server. Please note that this step is optional, and you must be on version 1.1.1 o...
LYNX-APP Installation for Linux
This page will help you install the LYNX-APP (LYNX Application Component) in a Linux/Unix environment. Follow the steps in order and contact email Series25 Support or your assigned LYNX support analyst for assistance. See LYNX-APP Installation...
LYNX-APP Installation for Windows
This page will help you install the LYNX-APP (LYNX Application Component) in a Windows environment. Follow the steps in order and contact email Series25 Support or your assigned LYNX support analyst for assistance. See LYNX-APP Installation fo...
LYNX Database Integration
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical changes t...
LYNX Database Integration - Banner (Oracle)
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical changes...
LYNX Database Integration - Campus Solutions (MSS)
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical changes...
LYNX Database Integration - Campus Solutions (Oracle)
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical changes...
LYNX Database Integration - Colleague (UniData)
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical changes...
LYNX Database Integration - Colleague (MSS)
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical changes...
LYNX Database Integration - Universal (Oracle or MSS)
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical changes...
LYNX API Integration
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses an API integration to connect to a student information system that is hosted in the cloud rather than locally on an institution's servers. Currently, LYNX supports SIS with an API integration Workday with integr...
LYNX for Ethos Integration
Image: LYNX Processing Cycle for Ethos
The LYNX Interface facilitates the bi-directional flow of academic-related data between the Ethos tenant and 25Live. Since LYNX integrates directly with the Ethos API, there is no installation requ...
LYNX for Workday Integration
The LYNX Interface facilitates the bi-directional flow of academic-related data between the Workday tenant and 25Live. Since LYNX integrates directly with the Workday API, there is no installation required. The only setup needed is: Create an In...
Configure Workday Credentials in LYNX
To complete the LYNX setup for Workday integration, CollegeNET will need the Workday API connection information as well as the Integration Service User credentials. These settings can be entered in LYNX under Configuration > Settings > ...
Configuring the Integration System User for Workday
The Integration System User account is responsible for making Workday API requests to deliver academic data to the LYNX database. Please refer to the Workday Documentation for more detailed information and for the security requirements necessary...
Creating the Student Transaction Log Outbound Connector in Workday
The Student Transaction Log Outbound Connector is an important component of the integration between Workday and 25Live via LYNX. It tracks changes for preliminary and published course sections and updates LYNX at scheduled intervals, eliminating the...
Updating Registered Headcount With Workday
For the time being, Workday does not support updating a section's registered headcount in 25Live through LYNX's API connection. However, LYNX can update this data by running a custom Workday report as a service. Follow the instructions on t...
LYNX for Workday - Architecture and Workflow
Web Services and LYNX Operations The LYNX for Workday Interface is compatible with Workday Web Services . LYNX connects to Workday with four operations: Course section data initialization: syncs data directly related to sections in a specifi...
Testing Your LYNX Connection
Once you're finished installing LYNX, it's time to verify that its connection to both 25Live and your student information system is sound. This page walks you through several steps to perform a basic health check. Read more about how LYNX f...
Configuring LYNX
Configuration Setting Groups LYNX contains a number of settings that allow you to configure it to meet your SIS-25Live integration requirements, grouped as: General Settings that pertain to overall LYNX processing Event Settings that per...
LYNX Settings - Locations
These settings can be found in the "Location" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings area. Setting Notes Define Location Assignments This setting is only available for Campus Solutions and LYNX Universal in...
LYNX Settings - Organizations and Contacts
These settings can be found in the "Organization and Contact" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings area. Note: Please be sure to verify that the LYNX interface user has an associated email address set in 25Live, as emails...
LYNX Settings - General
These settings can be found in the "General" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings area. Setting Notes Delete Cancelled Imported Sections When the Status Code Data Translation Table interprets a section ...
Academic Priority - What It Is, How It Works
Description The LYNX Interface Academic Priority configuration setting allows you to specify whether or not imported class sections with location assignments should take precedence over any conflicting location assignments in 25Live. If the Academ...
LYNX Settings - Exam Import/Export
These settings can be found in the "Exam Import/Export" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings area. (It is only available for Campus Solutions, Workday, and LYNX Universal customers.) This page is for importing exams from your SIS...
LYNX Settings - Exam Creation
These settings can be found in the "Exam Creation" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings area. This page is for creating exams in LYNX based on rule-based time blocks. Importing exams from your SIS? See LYNX Settings - Exam Imp...
LYNX Settings - Events
These settings can be found in the "Events" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings area. Institution Codes and Banner Banner is unable to translate SIS institution codes into 25Live event types or categories until an updat...
LYNX Settings - Continuing Education
These settings can be found in the "Continuing Education" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings area. Setting Notes Identify CE Sections LYNX can flag events in 25Live using specific identifying markers, e...
LYNX Settings - API Integration
These settings can be found in the "API Integration" area of LYNX's Configuration - Settings page. Filling out these fields is the final step of configuring your Workday connection or Ethos connection . Workday Setting N...
Data Translations in LYNX
LYNX is a bridge between two separate databases: your student information system (SIS) and 25Live. The same objects exist in both (such as sections, classrooms, subject codes, etc) but may have different names. In order to keep them all related, L...
Initializing Data in LYNX
Data initialization is the process by which LYNX syncs large amounts of data from the Student Information System (SIS) database all at once, rather than on the basis of individual changes. Once data is initialized from the SIS to LYNX's holdi...
Encrypting Passwords in Your LYNX-APP Config File (Windows)
As part of your LYNX-APP installation , you may wish to encrypt passwords in the configuration file ( application.properties ). These steps are for configuration on a Windows server. For Linux instructions, see LYNX-APP Installation for Linux . ...
Encrypting Passwords in Your LYNX-APP Config File (Linux)
As part of your LYNX-APP installation , you may wish to encrypt passwords in the configuration file ( application.properties ). Encryption When Moving LYNX to a New Server If you're moving your LYNX installation to a new server, remember tha...
CNColleagueLYNXLink Command Line Arguments
This article explains the command line arguments supported by CNColleagueLYNXLink. It is recommended that you run the Command Prompt as an administrator. Within the command prompt, you will need to navigate to the directory where the CNColleagueLYN...
CNColleagueLYNXLink Configuration Settings
This page lists all the CNConnectorConfiguration sections within ~\CNColleagueLYNXLink\CNColleagueLynxLink.exe.config . This configuration is performed as part of the CNColleagueLYNXLink installation . Only the institution, logging, and Col...
Configuring the Colleague UniData Environment For LYNX
The first step of the integration process of LYNX for Colleague UniData is to prepare your Colleague environment. This will ensure that CollegeNET's interfacing application can connect to your database and populate the LYNX history tables create...
Connecting Colleague and LYNX History Tables With CNColleagueLYNXLink
In This Article: Technical Requirements Install and Configure CNColleagueLYNXLink Gather Information from the Colleague Environment Installation Steps Configuration Steps Automate the Synchronization Process The Series...
Deploying LYNX History Tables for Colleague UniData
The Series25 LYNX Interface uses a database integration to connect to any student information system which is hosted locally on an institution's servers. The integration has two parts: A series of custom tables that track historical chang...
Mapped Fields in Colleague UniData for LYNX
This page identifies the UniData Datafiles and Fields that are used for the LYNX integration between Colleague and 25Live. Bolded Field names indicate which key is the Primary Key for a specific Datafile. Most Fields only require READ access, but...
Upgrading the UniData LYNX Integration From a Previous Version
This document is for any customers who already have the UniData extension of LYNX installed and now wish to upgrade to the latest version (4.0.4.5). Follow these steps to upgrade each technical component. If you don't have version 2+ installed...
Connecting LYNX Universal to Your SIS
NOTE: Custom Development CollegeNET can't assist in designing or troubleshooting the methods your institution uses to connect your SIS DB to the LYNX Universal Data Tables. This effort is considered custom development and is solely the resp...