Incorporating profile pictures into SmartPass maximizes the system's benefits. With student pictures displayed on hall passes, teachers and admins can easily identify individuals with hall passes in the hallway.
Follow these steps to add profile pictures to the system.
Note: At this time you must chunk your upload into 400 pictures or less per upload.
Video Overview
Configuring Profile Photos in SmartPass
Uploading pictures is simple; obtain the images from your photography vendor and upload them along with a mapping file.
1. Get the Picture Files Ready
Several photography or yearbook vendors (e.g., LifeTouch) provide methods to download all student profile pictures. If access isn't available, coordinate with your yearbook advisor or picture day organizer to obtain the files. You can also directly liaise with your photography vendor for assistance in downloading your pictures.
If your pictures are downloaded as a zip file, unzip them so that all profile pictures are contained within a single folder. SmartPass accepts picture file types such as .jpeg and .jpg.
Once you've gathered all the photos in a single open folder, organize them into groups containing approximately 400 image files or fewer.
2. Create the Mapping File
Several photography or yearbook vendors offer an image mapping file along with the image download. If yours provides one, use this file as the foundation for your SmartPass Mapping file.
Create a CSV spreadsheet without headers, featuring a student's email or school identifier in the first column and the corresponding image filename in the second column.
Click the next link to download the Pictures Mapping File.
Tips
Filenames are case-sensitive and must include the file type.
When using an email address, ensure that the email address is correctly formatted.
Please be aware that only schools utilizing our Clever integration can utilize a school identifier such as an SIS/student number to map profile pictures. All other integration types require entering the student's email in the first column.
If you're uploading images in groups of 400 or fewer, you can reuse the same mapping file for all your images. No need to create multiple mapping files.
3. Upload the Pictures
To begin uploading profile pictures, follow these steps:
Navigate to the Profile Pictures Integration page.
Sign in using your administrator account.
Click on "Accounts."
Select "Integrations" located at the top left corner.
Scroll down to locate the Profile Pictures integration.
Click on "Settings" to proceed and perform a new upload.
Once you've accessed the Profile Pictures integration menu, follow these steps:
Click on "Choose CSV" and select the mapping file you created in Step 2.
Click on "Choose files" and navigate to the folder where your picture files are saved. Select all files (up to 400 at a time) by pressing Ctrl+A on Windows or CMD+A on Mac, then confirm the dialogue window.
(It's beneficial to have your image files organized in groups of 400 or fewer. Select each group and upload them using the same mapping file).
3. Once both steps are completed, the "Upload" button will become available. Click it to upload the pictures.
The picture upload and processing may take a few minutes. You can close the window while SmartPass is processing the pictures, which may take up to 10 minutes, depending on your connection speed.
You can also process multiple uploads consecutively, allowing you to upload all groups of photos as needed.
4. Enable the Photos!
Upon successful upload of your pictures, you'll notice an "Enable" button displayed on the profile picture integration page.
To make the pictures visible to your teachers, simply click on "Enable".
If you wish to disable profile pictures, click on the three dots located on the top right corner, and then select "Disable profile pictures".
Finding Users with Missing Photos
After uploading all the pictures, the system will display a small alert indicating that certain users from your school did not have any pictures to match.
If you would like to look through the users who do not have active photos:
Click on the arrow to the right of the alert
Open the CSV file that downloads to your device
Filter through the report of missing photos.
Note: All users without photos will be in this list if you have also mapped staff.
Adding/Updating/Deleting Pictures for Individual Students
You can always add, update, or delete pictures for individual students rather than just working in bulk.
To Edit Individual Student's Photos
Go to the Accounts tab.
Click on the student's name and information to access their account details page.
Hover over the profile picture area to reveal options for updating, deleting, or adding a new picture.
Choose the desired option to interact with the individual photo.
Updating Pictures for Multiple Students
You can update the profile pictures for multiple students by clicking the New Upload button and repeating the above steps at any time.
If you supply a picture for a student who already has a profile picture, the student's profile picture will be updated with the latest file.
Adding Personal Profile Photos as a Teacher
It's easy for teachers to add and edit their profile photos too!
Go to the Accounts tab.
Click on the teacher's name and information to access their account details page.
Hover over the profile picture area to reveal options for updating, deleting, or adding a new picture.
Choose the desired option to interact with the individual photo.
You're all set! You'll just want to make sure everything saves so don't close the window too quickly.
FAQ
How do I disable/enable profile pictures for my school?
To enable profile pictures, you want to log in as an admin, go to Accounts, Integrations, and click “Enable”.
To disable, click the button with three dots, “Disable profile pictures” instead.
Are there any size requirements for profile pictures?
There is no requirement, however, for faster loading speeds, we recommend using lower-quality photos (20Kb to 200KB).