Add learners to the platform

The Community Training platform provides two ways to add learners to the portal: Administrators can add learners through a specific group or directly through the All Users list. The All Users option is available only to Global Administrators.

Option 1 – Add a Learner via All users

In this topic, you will learn how to add a learner from the All Users list.

Permissions Level

The Community Training management portal provides role-based permission levels. The table below shows which administrative roles can add learners from All Users list:

Access Level Add learners via All Users
Global Administrator Yes
Organization Administrator No
Learning Path Administrator No
Category Administrator No
Course Administrator No
Group Administrator No

Steps to add learners via All Users list

  1. Log on to the Community Training portal and switch to administrator view.

  2. Select All Users in the left-navigation page from the users module.

  3. Select Add Users from the top-right of the details page.

    All users main screen

  4. Choose between the following two methods to add users:

    • Add Single User – Use this option to add one user at a time. Select Add Single user, enter the phone number then select Add to confirm.

      Add single user one

    • Bulk upload users – This option is used to add multiple users in one action. For detailed steps, see how to structure the csv file and bulk upload users.

Important

If the platform is setup with the login identity Social Account or Azure Active Directory then you will need to enter an email address in the above step.

Option 2 – Add Learner via Groups

Note

When the same user is added to multiple groups, it won't create a duplicate user i.e. there is only 1 user on the platform against one email address or phone number.

In this topic, you will learn how to add a learner via specific group.

Permission Level

The Community Training management portal provides role-based permission levels. The table below shows which administrative roles can add learners via a Group:

Access Level Add learners via All Users
Global Administrator Yes
Organization Administrator Yes
Learning Path Administrator No
Category Administrator No
Course Administrator No
Group Administrator Yes

Steps to add learners via a Group

Before you begin, please create a group using the steps mentioned in this article.

  1. On the Community Training portal, after login switch to administrator view and select a specific group under Users tab

    Steps to add learners via Group

  2. Select Add user on the group details page.

  3. Choose between the following two methods:

    • Add Single User – Use this option to add one user at a time. Select Add Single user, enter the phone number then select Add to confirm.

      Add single user one

    • Bulk upload users – This option is used to add multiple users in one action. For detailed steps, see how to structure the csv file and bulk upload users.

Important

If the platform is setup with the login identity Social Account or Azure Active Directory then you will need to enter an email address in the above step.

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