Uploading users through csv file

[NikitaArora]

Hello @chriscas 

Please help in resolving the issue of email not being sent to users after uploading through CSV in canvas. Any solution would be greatly appreciated. Also I have attached  the screenshot for  your reference.

Thank you in advance.

[BrianLester · Accepted solution]

Hi Nikita,

Looking at the Canvas Guides here (scroll down to Users.csv):

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Admin-Guide/How-do-I-format-CSV-text-files-for-uploading-SIS-data...

it seems you need the following field in your csv (I've italicized for emphasis):

• canvas_password_notification: This defaults to false. When true, user is notified for password setup if the authentication_provider_id is Canvas. If your institution does not have a Canvas SIS integration, this field is required to notify new users of their created accounts.

[chriscas]

I agree with the comment posted by @BrianLester.

If you need password notifications sent to the users when their account is created, the extra column is needed to send those notifications out.  Many institutions, including the one I work for, have a single-sign-on system used for Canvas, so we don't use Canvas passwords at all or need that column/field to be included in our CSV.

-Chris