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Tags

From v2.0 Tags have been implemented to give more flexibility in specifying options in templates

The following tags are available for use:

Tag	Description
[ADMISSIONSNO,length]	Enters admissions number in the field. The value will be truncated from the left to length, i.e. "001234" with a length of 4 would result in "1234". Schools only.
[CHOSENNAME]	Enters chosen name in the field. The chosen name could be "Chris" if their legal name is "Christopher".
[CHOSENNAME,characters]	Enters chosen name in the field upto characters long.
[DISPLAYNAME]	Enters the display name in the field
[DOA]	Enters the DOA (date of arrival) in the field
[DOA,dateformat]	Enters the DOA (date of arrival) in the field using the format specified. The format uses standard date formatting, e.g. yyyy = year, MM = double digit year, dd = double digit day.
[DOB]	Enters the DOB in the field
[DOB,dateformat]	Enters the DOB in the field using the format specified. The format uses standard date formatting, e.g. yyyy = year, MM = double digit year, dd = double digit day.
[DOL]	Enters the DOL (date of leaving) in the field
[DOL,dateformat]	Enters the DOA (date of leaving) in the field using the format specified. The format uses standard date formatting, e.g. yyyy = year, MM = double digit year, dd = double digit day.
[FIRSTNAME]	Enters firstname in the field
[FIRSTNAME,characters]	Enters firstname in the field upto characters long.
[GENDER,format]	Enters gender in the field. The value will be formatted based on format. format values are 0="M"/"F", 1="Male"/"Female"
[GROUPACCOUNTNAME]	Enter the account name of the current group. NOTE: This is only available for actions when creating groups, i.e. before and after actions, and in the group email address format option.
[GROUPDISPLAYNAME]	Enter the display name of the current group. NOTE: This is only available for actions when creating groups, i.e. before and after actions, and in the group email address format option.
[HOMEDIR]	Enters home directory in the field
[ID]	Enters the student's UPN or teacher's ID in the field. Schools only.
[LASTNAME]	Enters lastname in the field
[LASTNAME,characters]	Enters lastname in the field upto characters long.
[PASSWORD]	Enters the password in the field
[RANDOMNUMBER]	Enters a random number between 0 and 999,999
[RANDOMNUMBER,length]	Enters a random number of the given length.
[SHARENAME]	Enters the share name in the field
[STAFFINITIALS]	Enters the staff initials in the field. Schools only and staff accounts only.
[TUTORGROUP]	Enters the tutor group in the field
[UDF,field]	Enters the UDF value of field in the field. For example, "[UDF,My UDF Field]"
[USERNAME]	Enters the username in the field

NOTE: Tags are case sensitive.

These tags are only permitted in the following fields of the template:

Username
Name
Display Name
Description
Sharename
Username
Password
Profile
Logon script
Custom name
Telephone
Email
Web page
Directory name of home directory
Terminal Services Profile Path
All custom attribute values

Example

To specify a username to include a students tutor group, follow these steps:

Create a new template and complete all necessary fields
Select 'Custom' for username format
Leave the Prefix empty
Either select a 'custom' username format or select 'Custom' again to customise it even further
Enter "[TUTORGROUP]" for Suffix

If the user was called "Jo Bloggs" and you selected initials only, i.e. "JB", and their tutor group is "9IT" then the username would be "JB9IT".