Import/export grades

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Import/Export of grades

Grades can be imported into PARS or exported if needed. If you want to import grades then you will need a file containing the grades in the correct format.

This page is accessed via:
PARS main menu > Grading > Import/export grades

Exporting grades

First click on the "Export" tab at the top of the page. This takes you to the section where you can export grades from PARS. You will see a list of the elements that you have set up (excluding SIMS ASM elements - if you want to export SIMS grades then you need to use SIMS).

The elements are broken down into sections, you will see "Student review", "Core" and "Grade book". Within each section is a list of elements - select the elements that you want to export using the tick boxes on the left.

Next click the "Run" button on the top toolbar and a window will open where you can choose groups of pupils. Grades entered via PARS are always linked to a group, which is usually an academic class. Choose all of the groups that you want to export grades for (e.g. all year 9 art classes). Once done, click "Accept" and your grades will be exported into a .csv file like the image below:

Importing grades

To import grades into PARS you will need a .csv file in the correct format (PARS needs very specific column headers in the file). The easiest way to get a file in the correct format is to perform an export (see above) for the classes and elements that you need to import. This will give you a .csv file with no grades in, but with the correct column headers. You can then copy the grades onto the .csv file you have just exported and you will have a file ready to import into PARS.

Click "Add files" to browse to the .csv file on your computer. Once you have added it, it will appear in the window with a "Start" and "Cancel" button. You can click the "Start" button to begin uploaded the file - this alone will not import the comments. You can continue adding files if you have multiple .csvs that you want to pull into PARS. Each .csv file that you want to import needs to be uploaded before you can begin actually importing the grades.

Once all of your files have been uploaded, click the "Run" button at the top left of the window to import the grades into PARS. A report will open showing what has been done.