First Destination Recipient data can be uploaded for historical FDS data that you'd like to import from a previous system, or for students whose FDS recipient data needs to be adjusted/updated.
For all staff members who have the 'Explore Insights' role on their Handshake account, this report can be used to pull the required fields for this file, if you have a list of student emails for your recipients. These students must have existing Handshake accounts in order to be included in this report! Note that you need to be logged in to your Career Services account in Handshake (with the 'Explore Insights' role enabled) in order to view/download this report.
Below are all of the fields that can be included in this job type, along with the required formatting. Note that your formatting needs to match exactly with what is included below! You can reach out to Support if you need assistance with your file formatting, or are having trouble uploading your file.
| Field Name | Description |
| user_id | The student's Handshake account ID. This is the string of numbers at the end of their account URL. You can use the Insights report linked above to obtain this value for the list of students you'd like to include in your file. |
| first_destination_survey_id | ID number of the survey you will be importing recipients onto (which can be found at the end of the URL of the survey's main page). If you haven't created this survey yet, please follow the instructions outlined here . |
| internal_status | Each recipient's account status. Must be one of the following (case sensitive): normal archived |
| import_identifier |
This is an identifier (of your creation) and is unique to each recipient. The import_identifier can be anything, but it must be unique . Examples of recommended identifiers are as follows: institution2020FDSrecipient100 institution2020FDSrecipient101 institution2020FDSrecipient102 institution2020FDSrecipient103 (Similar to what you would do when importing Appointments or Notes) |
| education_level_name | The student's education level. Must be one of the following (case sensitive): Associates |
| primary_college_name | This is the college that the student belongs to (i.e. Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge). Only 1 college can be supported in this field. |
| campus_name | This field is only used for institutions that have multiple campuses as part of their Handshake setup (i.e. 'Main', 'East'). If you have multiple campuses on your Handshake system, you can use these here. |
| primary_course_name |
This is the student's primary course. Only 1 course can be supported in this field. Note : The formatting for this course must be capital case, with all caps used only for abbreviated program designations (i.e. BS Physics). |
| graduation_date | This is the date when a student is expected to graduate. Please note that it has to be included in the format yyyy-mm-dd, unless otherwise specified in the job! Note : There is now an option on the Importer to use a mm/dd/yyyy format. If you choose this option for formatting, please make sure you check the box next to 'use mm/dd/yyyy format' when loading your file to the Importer. |
| course_names |
This is the name of the course(s) that this student has declared. You can upload more than one course for a student by separating each course with a semicolon (i.e. Biology;Chemistry). Note : The formatting for these courses must be capital case, with all caps used only for abbreviated program designations (i.e. BS Physics; BA Art History). |
| gender | The gender of the student. This is a custom field that can include any text you wish to upload. |
| ethnicity |
The ethnicity of the student. This is a custom field that can include any text you wish to upload. For best reporting results we suggest using one of the US Census designations outlined below: Native American/Alaskan Native Black or African American Asian/Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Latino(a) White/Caucasian Middle Eastern |
You can also download this example CSV file as a reference guide for your FDS recipient data.