Autofill data option in Studio

Studio

The Autofill tool allows you to replace/update existing data in a column or selected columns with new data based on the chosen Autofill action.

If you want to Autofill Passwords you can refer to the steps in the article in this link.

Jump to:

• Autofill with Text
• Adding additional information into a field using Autofill
• Autofill with sequence of numbers
• Autofill with padded data

Autofill with Text

The Autofill with text option allows you to replace all data in the selected column/s with the value provided in the text box. You can also use the Data Selector dropdown to fill this in with values from other (or the currently selected) columns.

1. In the Studio app, go into the Sessions area and select the correct session.
2. Next, navigate to the Studio > Subjects area. 
3. Use the green Actions button and click on Bulk Edit All Subjects.
   
   
   
   
4. Find the Header of the column you would like to add Data to and click on the down arrow (right-hand side). Then select Autofill.
   
    
   
   
5. Check the Autofill with Text option. 
6. Enter the text you would like to have filled into the field and click Apply. 

   If you have gone through the steps above and nothing happened, then you may want to go through the steps again but untick the Only if field is empty or blank field.

7. Use the Save button at the top. 

 

Adding additional information into a field using Autofill

In the above steps, we have learned how to Autofill text into an empty field based on the example of adding the name Smith into the Subject Teacher field. If you were thinking of adding additional data such as a title retrospectively, you can do this by taking advantage of the Data Selector field. 

1. Go through steps 1.-5. as per the instructions above.
2. Type in the text you would like to add then select the Subject Field in the Data Selector drop box area.

   With this option, you will want to make sure that the Only if field is empty or blank option is not ticked.

   
3. Click Apply.
4. Make sure to also use the Save button to finalize all the changes. 

Autofill with sequence of numbers

1. Go through steps 1.-5. as per the instructions above.
2. Tick the Autofill with sequence of numbers setting. 
3. Make adjustments to the Starting from and Increments field.
4. Click Apply. 

Autofill with padded data

1. Go through steps 1.-5. as per the instructions above.
2. Tick the Autofill with padded data setting. (pads all data in the column/s based on the chosen format)
3. Adjust the Padding Value, Padding Length, and Position fields as required. 
4. Click Apply.