Student IDs

in institution config / students / id , you can set up automatic student id generation to ensure each student receives a unique, standardized id upon creation this helps maintain consistent records and eliminates the need to assign ids manually id format options auto id sequence type sequential assigns ids in order (e g 000001, 000002) random generates a unique six digit number for each student pre id text and post id text you can add custom text or dynamic codes before or after the core id number separators like dashes ( ) or underscores ( ) can also be used for clarity use the following codes to build dynamic elements into your student id format yyyy – current year (e g 2025) yy – last two digits of the current year (e g 25) mmm – current month, short name (e g apr) mm – current month, numeric (e g 04) yyyy – student’s birth year (e g 2003) yy – student’s birth year, last two digits (e g 03) mmm – student’s birth month, short name (e g jan) mm – student’s birth month, numeric (e g 01) any plain text that doesn’t match a code will appear exactly as entered a sample id field is provided so you can preview the final format before saving your changes student id video walkthrough