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Directory Services Setup (New Look)

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Step 1: Contact us and let us know you want to update your sync. We need to make changes on our end before you can change your end. Updating your sync will disable your Assay for a time.

Step 2:  Directory Services setup
After an Assay update, go to KAMAR > Setup > Server > on the left screen, click Directory Services >
click assay3. If no assay3 on the list, click New Service > Update Directory Services details, see below:
  • Name: Assay3
  • Address: https://hosted.assay.co.nz/Your school URL ID/jsonnew.php (Replace this with correct school Assay URL)
  • Port: 443
  • Timeout: 30
  • Username: assay
  • Password: Assay authentication (Login to Assay > Admin > Config > copy authentication)
  • Select JSON

An example of what this should look like:

Press Check and Enable and wait until authentication is completed.

You should see this message if authentication is successful

Step 3:  Finish Directory Services Setup
Part Updates: tick

Full Updates: Set to 5:30 , tick Monday to Friday

Student Details: 

Click on the Details checkbox in the Students section, a list of student details will appear. Click the green icon to select all options. Click anywhere on the screen to close this bo

Staff Details: 

Click on the Details checkbox in the Staff section, a list of staff details will appear. Click the green icon to select all options. Click anywhere on the screen to close this box

For Both Students and Staff:
Subjects: check All

Teams/Groups: check All Group

 

Attendance:

Check Attendance then in the dialog box that appears, check Include Attendance and Send whole year next sync. Click OK to close this bo

Pastoral:

If you want to have Pastoral data in Assay, check Pastoral then in the dialog box that appears, check Include Pastoral Events and click Send Year. Click OK to close this box

Assessments:
Check Assessments then in the dialog box that appears, check Include Assessment Results and then click  Send Year. Click OK to close this box

Photos:
Check Photos then in the dialog box that appears, check Include Photos and then click Send All. Click OK to close this box. Note this requires students and caregivers permission to be used.

Passwords: check

Your Directory Services form should look like this:

 

Click Run Now > Update

This data can take a few hours to be sent and saved into Assay, depending on the enrollment count of your school.

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