The Course Request export is an option available to districts that want to import courses selected in SchooLinks into their Student Information System for scheduling. This report will show courses selected for the next school year only.
Overview of the Course Request Exports
Once course planning is completed in SchooLinks, the Course Request export is used to load next year’s course requests in your Student Information System. Multiple formats are offered based on SIS and the types of course alternatives (None, Electives, Global Alternates, Direct Alternates) that were used for course planning. These reports may be downloaded from the Course Planner dashboard or pulled from the Report Center.
‼️ Important Note
SchooLinks never writes data directly into your Student Information System (SIS). Your district fully controls when and how course request data is uploaded from SchooLinks into your SIS.
Before exporting the Course Request report, please review the file format options below as a you may need your format updated before moving forward with the export.
You can view the file formats for SchooLinks Standard Course Request exports here 👉 Standard Course Requests Formats.
SchooLinks can change the report format to fit the requirements of specific Student Information Systems. SIS specific file formats can be viewed here 👉 SIS Specific Course Request Formats. Please contact the SchooLinks team if you need to change your report format. Reports can be accommodated for the following systems:
PowerSchool
Frontline (TEAMS)
Skyward
Progressbook/Progressbook DASL
Ascender
Synergy
eSchool
Exporting Reports
Exporting from the Course Planner Dashboard
Exporting from the Course Planner Dashboard
Click Plan in the side navigation bar, then click Course Planner.
Select the students you want included in the report by using the filter options to narrow the list down to specific buildings or grade levels. You can also choose to filter by plan status (Not Started, Submitted, Approved, etc.)
Click the Export icon, select Export Course Requests from the report list, then click Select report.
Confirm your selections by clicking on the Export button.
Once the report is ready, a notification will appear on the notification bell icon at the top of your screen. An email will also be sent to confirm that the report is available to view. Click the notification bell icon and download the Course Export file to your local computer.
Exporting from the Report Center
Exporting from the Report Center
Click Track in the side navigation bar, then select Report Center.
Use the search function to find the report titled Next Year’s Course Requests
Click the report and select all applicable filters. Under the Deliver Report section, choose Download or Scheduled Delivery to the SFTP and add a report name, frequency, and time. If you elect to send it to the SFTP, the report will be placed in the /schoolinks_exports directory of your SFTP folder.
*Note: If exporting from the Report Center, the ability to filter by Course Plan status is unavailable. Should there be a preference to only export courses approved by a counselor, the recommendation is to export the report from the Course Planner dashboard.
Exporting Alternate Courses
Exporting Alternate Courses
Depending on the Course Request file option selected for the district, alternate course selections will be included in the Course Request export, or they can be exported separately. For districts that choose to export alternate course selections separately, the Export Alternate Courses report is available to download from both the Course Planner dashboard and the Report Center.
Follow the same steps above to export the report by selecting Export Alternate Courses.
From the Course Planner Dashboard
From the Report Center
