Staff Sync Functionality

Foxbright offers three options for syncing staff information from 3rd party applications to the Foxbright CMS

Sync Options:

Spreadsheet File (CSV) Sync

Using Secure FTP, a CSV file can be uploaded to a folder on the web server with the staff updates. The CSV file can be customized to what staff information you can provide. Foxbright will automatically look for a new CSV file every night and will sync your staff.

LDAP/Active Directory Sync

With this option, Foxbright will access your LDAP/AD server nightly. Using custom User Search Contexts, Staff will be added, updated and removed from you staff listings. The sync will be customized to use specific fields in your LDAP directory to map to the CMS fields.

Foxbright has found with LDAP/AD sync, some data cleanup or modification may be required prior to implementation. For example, the LDAP/AD information may not have "web friendly" building names, departments and position for the staff.

Database Sync

This option is available to self-hosted clients. With this option, you will create a table with updated staff information that the Foxbright CMS has access to read. From the information, the sync tool will add, update and remove staff from your staff listings. The sync can be scheduled to run nightly at any time specified by you.

How It Works

With any of the options, Foxbright can customize the "rules" of what happens during sync:

The email address is used to "match" existing staff
If the staff member is found in the CMS, the data is updated: phone, building, department, title/position
If the staff member is not found in the CMS, the staff member is added and is set to show in the Staff Listings. You can customize whether the new staff can login, the login type (LDAP, Google Sign On, etc.) and whether a teacher/staff page is automatically generated.
If the staff member is in the CMS but not found in your data, the staff member is removed/deleted or can be "hidden". Foxbright typically hides staff members that have a role other than "staff" and delete those with a role of "staff"

When adding and updating staff:

If the building does not exist, Foxbright can add or flag as an error. Most organizations flag as an error.
If the department does not exist, Foxbright can add or flag as an error. If you do not want random departments created, you would flag as an error.
If the title/position does not exist, Foxbright can add or flag as an error. Usually the title/position is added.

Getting Started Form

Complete this form to provide Foxbright with the necessary configuration information to setup staff syncs to the CMS.

Which Staff Sync Option are you interested in?(required)

What action(s) would you like to take with the auto sync function (select all that apply)? (required) Add New Staff Delete/Disable Former Staff Update Existing Staff

How would you like Buildings synced?(required) If "Require Exact Match" is selected then the Building name in import sheet must match the names in Foxbright CMS exactly. If "Create New" is selected then if an exact match is not found a new Building name will be created in Foxbright CMS.

How would you like Departments synced?(required) If "Require Exact Match" is selected then the Department name in import sheet must match the names in Foxbright CMS exactly. If "Create New" is selected then if an exact match is not found a new Department name will be created in Foxbright CMS.

How would you like Position synced?(required) If "Require Exact Match" is selected then the Position name in import sheet must match the names in Foxbright CMS exactly. If "Create New" is selected then if an exact match is not found a new Position name will be created in Foxbright CMS.

Sample Staff File Please upload a sample staff file for Foxbright review. This should be a spreadsheet of the data that is available for the sync.

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