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GG4L
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Global Grid for Learning
Tools > Preferences > SIS Integration > GG4L
GG4L is an add-on feature that requires a separate license. Please contact us at 1 (800) 347-6439 to learn more.
How do I get started?
1. Register with Alexandria.
Contact our sales team at 1 (800) 347-6439 to add GG4L to your Alexandria license.
2. Register with GG4L.
You should receive a welcome email from GG4L with a request to review and accept GG4L's online Terms of Use. Once you accept the Terms of Use,
3. Learn how to use GG4L.
4. Connect with Alexandria through GG4L.
5. Turn on GG4L in Alexandria.
Please call Alexandria Customer Support at 1-800-347-4942 to be walked through this step. Doing something incorrectly could cause major problems.
Customer Support will confirm that you have the data to successfully sync and approve your request through GG4L. They will then guide you through the process of enabling GG4L and syncing your data.
Myra: on what they need to have to use gg4l, WHAT data is imported, and what gg4l does for them and DOES NOT do for them. Then the onboarding process outlined so they can see how easy it is (for them). (And last, how to use the preferences pane.)
Explanation
I want GG4L! Now what?
Already registered with GG4L and want to add to Alex
New to GG4L and want to add to Alex
Syncing
Troubleshooting? Contact GG4L
Preferences
Enable GG4L
Please call Alexandria Customer Support at 1-800-347-4942 to be walked through this process. Doing something incorrectly could cause major problems.
(screenshot of GG4L Preferences and Tools interface)
1) Go to Tools > Preferences > SIS Integration > GG4L.
2) Alexandria Customer Support will enter your Client ID and Client Secret Key for you.
3) Click on Site Mapping. To match a site in Alexandria to one in GG4L, click on the site names and then the Match button. Once all sites are matched, click OK. This is required even if you are a single site.
(screenshot of Site Mapping dialog)
4) Click on the Enable GG4L checkbox. A warning dialog will pop up letting you know that Alexandria will disable SIF and Clever once you click Begin. If you have been using SIF or Clever with Alexandria, click Cancel and let Customer Support know.
(screenshot of the warning dialog)
5) Check the Students checkbox if you want student records to automatically update during Daily Operations.
6) Click on Modify field mapping under the Students checkbox.
