Importing data from Untis

Untis is a proprietary timetable management software which is popular in the German-speaking area, but used internationally. We provide some import templates for importing basic data from Untis to Core, Cursus, and Lesrooster:

Untis Filename

Name in Untis

App

Model

GPU001.txt

Stundenplan (Timetable)

Lesrooster

Lesson

GPU002.txt

Unterricht (Courses with quotas)

Cursus

Course

GPU003.txt

Klassen (Classes)

Core

Group

GPU004.txt

Lehrer (Teachers)

Core

Person

GPU005.txt

Räume (Rooms)

Core

Room

GPU006.txt

Fächer (Subjects)

Cursus

Subject

Warning

To ensure a correct import, all imported objects should have both a short name and a long name, for teachers a first and a last name.

How to export from Untis and import in AlekSIS

  1. Open Untis

  2. Click on File in the top navbar

  3. Select Import/Export and then Export TXT Datei (CSV,DIF)

    Untis import/export dialog

  4. Select the file you want to export (see above for options)

  5. When asked for export settings, please select Komma as Trennzeichen and " as Textbegrenzung. Please ensure that Enconding: UTF-8 is checked.

    Untis export settings dialog

To do a full import, you should use the following order:

  1. Manually create time grid with slots in AlekSIS (There is no export option for this in Untis.)

  2. Import the files in the following order:

    1. GPU005.txt: Räume (Rooms)

    2. GPU006.txt: Fächer (Subjects)

    3. GPU004.txt: Lehrer (Teachers)

    4. GPU003.txt: Klassen (Classes)

    5. GPU002.txt: Unterricht (Courses with quotas)

    6. GPU001.txt: Stundenplan (Timetable)