Work in progress. Adding more info as questions are received.

Term 2 2019 onwards, mark finalisation is done in Astra astra.unsw.edu.au. Outside UNSW network, you need to use UNSW/CSE VPN.

sms to astra

sms2astra.sh script can help you in the process.

0. sms2astra.sh --help

1. List astra fields and their attributes, look for precision and maximum value.

2. Generate mapping file of astra fields to sms fields.

3. Edit mapping file, replacing hyphens with corresponding sms fields. 4. Check that sms fields attributes are compatible with astra fields.

5. Generate a csv file of component marks.

6. Copy this csv file to your local computer for uploading into astra.

non sms users

1. In Astra, Manage tab, then Upload/Download

2. Select Items, Confirm

3. Download

Supp Exam list

From the class account, 

get_supp_list.sh term course
e.g.
get_supp_list.sh 19T2 COMP1511

assuming /home/give/stable/bin is in $PATH

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