Class Naming and Description Format

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0

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When you integrate with Apple School Manager, you choose variables in Jamf Pro that match values for class information in Apple School Manager. Jamf Pro allows you to specify variables that apply to a class name and class description when the class is imported from Apple School Manager to Jamf Pro. You can specify variables for the following settings:
  • Class Naming Format

    When a class is imported, the variables are applied to the display name of the class in the order you select. For example, if you select "Course Name" and "Class Source ID", the class is imported to Jamf Pro with a name like "Biology12345". The default values for the class naming format are "Course Name" and "Class Source ID".

  • Class Description Format

    When a class is imported, the variables are applied to the description of the class in the order you select. For example, if you select "Location" and "Instructor", the class is imported to Jamf Pro with a description like "EauClaireSamanthaJohnson". This setting overwrites existing class descriptions the next time Jamf Pro syncs with Apple School Manager for classes that have already been imported.

The following table displays the available variables in Jamf Pro and the values for class information that the variables match in Apple School Manager. The same variables are available for the class naming format and the class description format:

Variable in Jamf Pro

Class Information in Apple School Manager

Notes

Location Name

Role/Location

Class ID

Class ID

Class Source ID

Course ID

Course Name

Course Name

Course Name" must contain a value prior to importing the class to Jamf Pro.

Class Name

Class Name

Course Number

Course Number

Class Room

Room

Class Site

N/A

Value is populated based on the site the class is imported to in Jamf Pro.

Instructor Name

N/A

Value is populated based on "Last Name" for the teacher that is imported with the class. If there is no value for "Last Name", this value is populated with the value for "Full Name".

If there are multiple teachers in a class, the "Instructor Name" value is populated with the teacher name that comes first alphabetically by last name.

Instructor Grade

N/A

Value is populated based on "Grade" for the teacher that is imported with the class.

If there are multiple teachers in a class, the "Instructor Grade" value is populated with the teacher name that comes first alphabetically by last name.

Class Number

Class Number

Custom

N/A

In addition to variables, you can apply a custom field to the class naming format to separate variables or enter custom text. For example, if you select "Course Name", "Custom Text", and "Class Source ID", and enter a hyphen (-) in the Custom Text field, the class is imported to Jamf Pro with a name like "Biology-12345".

Note:

If a value is not available in Apple School Manager for the variable selected in Jamf Pro, a blank value is displayed in Jamf Pro for that selected variable in the class name.