Checking & Fixing Student Information
Purpose
Here you will find help with ensuring your imported students match to existing borrower records.
Covers: Verifying borrower matches and resolving mismatched records.
This section does not cover: The initial import of students.
When to Do This
After importing students, especially if your MIS data has changed.
Instructions
Matching your records with an existing borrower record can be done within the library system by following the guide below:
Tips
- Mismatches can often occur if student names or IDs change in your MIS.
- We suggest using unique IDs to avoid any duplicates.
FAQs
Q: What causes mismatches?
A: Mismatches can be caused by changes in student names, IDs, or MIS record formatting.
How some of our other customers have phrased this
- How do I check my import matched the right borrowers?
- I think we’ve got duplicate students – how do I fix it?
- Some pupils are missing after import – what should I do?
- Our new intake didn’t match existing records.
- How do I link the new records to old ones?