MIght not be the best place for this, but hey got to ask....
I have been asked to look at integrating Canvas with our student management system, Selma. And I was wondering if any one has went throught the process?
Looking for some tips and advice.
I'd suggest to use a test environment, to make sure business rules process data correctly. The SMS provider should be able to support you in developing the rules and reports to get a successful live integration at the end.
It would be useful if you could share your experience with Selma and the result of this integration process.
Hi
Yeah was thinking about trying it out on the test environment first, but looking at the documentation I have it might be better to do it on a set of dummy students and ficticious courses in the live system, why? looks like a bit of configuration is need on the SMS side and would have to redo it all if I use the test site.
One thing I'm conceened about is the linking uses the students personal email address, entered into the SMS, to created the user in Canvas, where as when we create the students in our AAD, a script creates the account in Canvas, and we use the student ID we assign.
So looking to hear from any one who has went through the process to get an idea of any pit falls they encountered.
Once completed I do plan to write it up, you never know who might benefit from my ramblings.
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