Student / Employee ID

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This is a submodule available in UMS App

Student and Employee ID is a module that is automatically available in the App. These ID's uses user information and UMS Photo and has no configuration specific to the app.

Setup

  • Make sure Anonymous Authentication is enabled for the folder ‘Webservices’ in Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager for the Default Web Site
  • To let the users change their student ID card profile image go to the chapter for My Information.

Student ID Barcode

Only students imported from Lectio will have a Card ID set by default. Note that not all card IDs can be displayed in all formats. You can set a default bar code format which the students Card ID will be shown as.

Web tasks -> Web setup -> General settings (scroll to bottom)

Select the barcode format that your scanners support.

Student ID Username

You have the option to specify a different field to user for Username, on a template-basis.

This can be any column from the Students database.

Student backside

By using our Custom Terms and Localization module, we've added a backside to the Student Card

By adding a translation entry in your localization file with the following key, you can add whatever custom text you want to show on the backside of the Student card:

  • Key: "StudentCardBacksideText"

FAQ

  • I've taken a new photo and it's showing in Your Information, but not on my Student/Employee Card

When you take a new photo with Your Information, it's stored with a 'Pending'-tag. To ensure only valid photos are used for user IDs, the student and employee cards only uses photos that has been marked as Approved.

  • The student card backside isn't showing

The student card backside will only become visible once you have added a translated entry for the specified key.

  • How do I get the student card backside to show?

Tap the student card to flip between front and back side.