When you import data into either Rapid Response or Mobile Event Capture, you might want to import Subjects as well.
There are two sets of fields in the header files:
subject_of_interest
and
subject_1, subject_2, subject_3
subject_of_interest is now a legacy field. It can still be used as outlined below, but we advise only using subject_1-3 in your imports.
subject_of_interest is a free text field which does not update the central student record. This is could be used to record non-standard subjects or custom subjects. You can only view and use this data within MEC or RAP.
subject_1, subject_2, subject_3 allows you to update the student record with a Subject from the Subjects list in your Courses app. It will appear in the 'Interests' list.
Any text entered into this field must match a Subject name exactly, however the Subject does not validate against Year of Entry. You can also input a Year of Entry that doesn't yet exist in Courses & Subjects.
To learn more about the fields available for import, read more in Preparing your data for importing.