Data File Help Center


Welcome to the Data File Help Center!

Schedule a Data File 1-on-1

Need some additional help getting your data files ready for testing? Now you can schedule time directly with our data file specialists. Before scheduling, please make sure you've run your files through the NEW Rostering Assistant to help avoid common issues.


Don't see a time that fits your schedule? Check back again soon -
new appointment slots open daily.

Roster File Overview Videos


These on-demand videos can help with rostering your students. Head to our main DataManager page for blank roster templates as well as FAQs and other resources.

We recommend watching the videos in the order they appear below, but they can be watched as needed for specific issues. Once you're done, please take a few minutes to fill out the form at the bottom and provide us feedback on improvements.

Use the arrows on either side of the videos to navigate the playlist. The total time needed to watch all four videos in full is approximately 35 minutes.

1. What Is a Location File? - 8:59


This video will walk you through the location file and
its relationship with the staff and student files.

Key Timestamps:

  • 0:47 - Location Reporting Hierarchy Setup
  • 1:54 - Viewing current location hierarchy in DataManager
  • 3:08 - Manually adding a location inside DataManager
  • 4:21 - Export Current location hierarchy from DataManager
  • 4:44 - Downloading Roster Templates
  • 5:29 - File Best Practices
  • 5:52 - Relationship between Location, Staff, and Student Files
  • 6:35 - Filling out your Location File
  • 7:53 - Additional Help

2. What Is a Staff File? - 12:35


This video will walk you through the staff file and
its relationship with the location and student files.

Key Timestamps:

  • 0:06 - Check to see who already has an account
  • 1:40 - Search Existing Staff
  • 2:33 - Manually Edit a current user
  • 3:20 - Export existing staff
  • 4:04 - How to download the roster files
  • 5:11 - Relationship between files
  • 7:08 - Staff Roles
  • 8:27 - Filling out the staff file
  • 11:39 - Additional Help

3. What Is a Student File? - 8:47


This video will walk you through the student file and
its relationship with the location and staff files.

Key Timestamps:

  • 0:35 - Downloading Roster Templates
  • 1:07 - File Best Practices
  • 1:48 - Relationship between Location, Staff, and Student Files
  • 3:19 - Reporting Hierarchies by Grade
  • 3:51 - Reporting Hierarchies by Homeroom Teacher
  • 4:13 - Filling out your Student File
  • 5:49 - Optional Supplemental Coding
  • 6:52 - Location and Student File Relationship
  • 7:50 - Additional Help

4. How to Upload to the sFTP - 5:04


Learn how to upload your files to the
Secure File Transfer Protocol site, or sFTP.

When you are ready to upload your files, please go to https://rpcftp.rpclearning.com/. Note your username is not an email, it is the username associated with your organization.

Key Timestamps:

  • 0:14 - What is an SFTP?
  • 0:37 - Where to start with login information
  • 1:18 - Logging in the first time
  • 2:08 - Uploading Files
  • 4:21 - Additional Help

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