This overview describes the various components of an integration and the estimated technical effort required to complete it.
SFTP
Terra Dotta will provide each client account with an SSH folder for the transmission of text-only SIS (Student Information System) data files. The client will provide a nightly SFTP of the SIS text file extract(s).
To learn more, see the following article: Transferring Data to Terra Dotta
Estimated Effort: 1 hour to generate public/private key pair and test SFTP connection
Custom URL
Both the public and post-login portions of the site will have a custom URL using the institutional domain. (e.g. goabroad.myuni.edu, international.myuni.edu, etc.)
To learn more, see the following article: Using a Custom URL
Estimated Effort: 1-2 hours to generate an SSL cert and configure DNS
SIS/HR Integration
The SIS/HR file must be a tab-delimited text file| containing user-creation information for all potential campus users of the site, along with optional additional | information. A flag indicating who should be considered as HR will also be included. IT will also need to establish a routine to refresh the extract file regularly (e.g., nightly).
To learn more, refer to the article SIS/HR Data (Travel Registry). The article details the required SIS file format and includes the Travel Registry Mapping Template that will be provided.
Note: The file must contain the entire eligible population of potential staff users.
Estimated Effort: 8-16 hours after data fields are agreed upon amongst the functional, campus data stewards, and IT
Authentication
This uses the institutional user authentication mechanism. When an integrated user attempts to log in to the Terra Dotta system, the system sends a request for user authentication and the user's "UUUID" (Unique, Universal, and Unchanging ID) to the institutional user authentication service. User access is granted based on the response from the institutional system.
To learn more, see: Authentication.
Estimated Effort: 2-4 hours of assistance to provide Terra Dotta integration engineers with documentation, network authorizations, testing, and troubleshooting
Email Forwarding Address
An email address used solely to forward trip confirmation emails must be set up.
Estimated Effort: 1-2 hours to create and set up the forwarding email address