Xuno and Accelerus, although separate databases, can be linked so that schools can import data from Xuno to Accelerus, including teachers and students, subjects, classes and enrolments.
Steps to link Xuno and Accelerus
Step 1: Generate an authentication key in Accelerus
- Log into Accelerus Web as an administrator
- Go to the Management menu
- Select School Settings and Tools
- Under the Tools menu in the left panel, select Xuno Sync
- Click the Generate button next to Generate Xuno-Accelerus authentication key. This will bring up a pop-up window
- Highlight the authentication key and copy it (Right click > copy)
- Press Save
Step 2: Copy authentication key into Xuno
- Copy authentication key into Xuno
- Log into Xuno as an administrator
- Go to Options > General Settings
- Scroll down to the Xuno GPS section
- Paste the authentication key that was copied in Step 1, into the Private Key
- In Accelerus URL, type in the URL of the Accelerus Website - https://live.accelerus.com.au. NB: If both your Accelerus and Xuno websites are hosted on the same service, use an internal http:// address to link the sites
- Press Save. Note that the key will disappear once saved
Step 3: Link Accelerus and Xuno URL
- Go back into Accelerus, and back to the Xuno Sync option in the School Settings and Tools window
- In the Xuno end point, > Url field, type in the URL of the Xuno website. The URL must include https:// and not include text past the base URL eg do not include /index.php
- Click Save
- Click Verify. In Status, it will read Verified if the connection is working. Messages such as Failed to connect indicate that there is a problem with the connection
Step 4: Activate Xuno import menu
- Tick Show Xuno Import/Export settings to activate the import menus in Accelerus.
Step 5: Activate Accelerus menus in Xuno
- Only do this step if you wish Teachers to be able to access Accelerus from within Xuno
- In Xuno go to Options > General Settings > Xuno GPS
- Tick Enable Xuno GPS mode for teachers
- Click Save
Once the above steps have been completed, staff will only ever have to log into Xuno to be able to access both Xuno and Accelerus.