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Importing User Information into the NDS Database
Cumulative grade point average:
Department:
Data File Created from Exported Database Fields
When you export your database records to a comma-separated ASCII file,
the records appear in the data file as shown here:
“Jones”,“Adam”,“J”,“111 South 8th East”,“Salt Lake
City”,“Utah”,“84007”,“2345”,“Sophomore”,“Environmental
Engineering”,“2.8”,“Engineering Sciences”
“Smith”,“John”,“D”,“222 North Cerillos”,“Los
Angeles”,“California”,“96000”,“2875”,“Senior”,“Accounting”,
“3.0”,“Business Administration”
Corresponding Import Control File
Using the data file as a guide, you could set up the import control file to
import the data file fields as shown here. This example assumes that you are
creating new users in the NDS database:
Import control
Name context=.administration.student_accts
User template=y
Create home directory=y
Home directory path=”Students/Home”
Home directory volume=”.SYSVOL.Student Records”
Fields
Last name
Given name
Middle initial
Mailing label information
Mailing label information
Mailing label information