You can import a CSV file of personas. This can help when moving from a different system or changing information in bulk.
Preparing your CSV
Before uploading a CSV, you must make sure that it contains a unique identifier that Learning Record Store can use to reference a persona with 100% certainty of it not being someone/something else.
A typical upload will contain at least one unique identifier and a persona name. You can add additional columns to be used as attributes.
| CSV COLUMN NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| Persona Name |
The name used in a title of a persona: |
| Identifier mBox |
An email identifier: |
| Identifier mBox Sha1sum |
An encrypted email identifier: |
| Identifier Open ID |
An Open ID identifier: |
| Account Name |
Account name is one half of the Website Account identifier. The account name column fills in the User ID field. You'll also need to add an Account Homepage column to fill in the Website field. |
| Account Homepage | See above. |
Uploading the CSV
Go to People > Import:
Click +Import:
Select your CSV and upload it:
Now use the dropdown menus to specify which field each CSV column should be mapped to:
If you are using more than one identifier, the Order determines which one Learning Record Store refers to first when searching for a persona. If it cannot resolve the query with the first identifier it will continue to try the next identifier until it returns a result or runs out of identifiers.
If you select Attribute Value as the field type, the Attribute Name box will appear. Enter the name of the attribute you want this information to be linked to.
Upload errors
If the CSV import encounters an error, Learning Record Store will display a message with the option to download an amended version of your CSV. This will include an extra column which shows the row where the error occurred and which field(s) caused an error in that row.