You can define the rules around building identifiers for students in ADAM. As a best practice, set up at the organization level as needed rather than in Client Settings.
- Go to Rostering > Orgs.
- Locate an org and select the Edit icon.
- Change Restrict Identifiers for Student to On.
- Enter the User Identifier Pattern and a Description. For example, if you want to ensure all student identifiers are 11 digits long and start with either an A or a B, the pattern definition would like this: ^(A|B)[\d]{10}$ (details below).
User Identifier Pattern Details
- Use the Anchor ^ to start the string.
- Use Quantifiers & Alternation (A|B) to specify the first character is either an A or B.
- Use Character Class [\d]{10} to specify a total of 10 additional digits.
- Use the Anchor $ to end the string.
- See the tables below for more possibilities.
Use the online editor at https://regexr.com/ to test your rule and confirm it functions properly.
| Character Classes |
|---|
| . | any character except newline |
| \w\d\s | word, digit, whitespace |
| \W\D\S | not word, digit, whitespace |
| [abc] | any of a, b, or c |
| [^abc] | not a, b, or c |
| [a-g] | character between a & g |
| Anchors |
|---|
| ^abc$ | start / end of the string |
| \b\B | word, not-word boundary |
| Escaped Characters |
|---|
| \.\*\\ | escaped special characters |
| \t\n\r | tab, linefeed, carriage return |
| Groups & Lookaround |
|---|
| (abc) | capture group |
| \1 | backreference to group #1 |
| (?:abc) | non-capturing group |
| (?=abc) | positive lookahead |
| (?!abc) | negative lookahead |
| Quantifiers & Alternation |
|---|
| a*a+a? | 0 or more, 1 or more, 0 or 1 |
| a{5}a{2,} | exactly five, two or more |
| a{1,3} | between one & three |
| a+?a{2,}? | match as few as possible |
| ab|cd | match ab or cd |
Tiny Link: https://support.assessment.pearson.com/x/sAAgBg