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# Import Your Data into Admissions Connect

Admissions Connect gives you a complete view into your institution’s recruiting and admissions experience—from information about prospects and applicants, like their education history, to information about your institution, like degree programs and terms.

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Important Admissions Connect uses Education Data Architecture, so follow the [Recommended Data Import Sequence for EDA](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleview?id=sfdo.eda_data-import-sequence.htm). The information in this article is supplemental and covers tips and recommendations for Admissions Connect.

## Institution Data

First, make sure that your institution's data, such as Account records for Academic Programs and Terms, is in EDA _before_ implementing Admissions Connect.

## Suspect and Prospect Data

Most institutions import suspect and prospect data from third-party providers such as College Board or other agencies.

## Applicant Data

Next comes applicant data, including Contact, Application, Education History, Test, and Test Score records.

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Important

Admissions Connect needs Application records in place before you can assign Action Plans. To create Application records, institutions typically import the data and documents using a third-party tool. Alternatively, you can set up an applicant portal and build a custom component that allows applicants to create a Contact record, related records like Education History, and the Application record itself. For more information, see [Plan Your Applicant Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_portal_plan_applicant.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Learn how to set up an applicant portal for Admissions Connect.").

Data integrity is essential when it comes to applications. Information such as the date and time stamps on an Application record are critical for admissions deadlines. If you import your application data into Salesforce, make sure that your records are accurate. We recommend spot checking records if you’re importing many applications.

## Action Plan Assignments

After the applicant's Contact and Application record are created, consider automating the assignment of Action Plans, which are the actual application requirements, such as Transcripts and Recommendations. For more information, see [Configure Application Requirement Assignment](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_requirements_assign.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Assign Action Plans to Applications so that admissions staff and applicants learn about requirements and next steps.").

## Application Documents

With the applicant’s assigned Action Plans in place, you can attach documents to the Document Checklist Items. Consider setting up Admissions Connect to [automatically attach PDF documents to Document Checklist Items](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_dci_automation.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Make it easy to attach documents to Document Checklist Items to save time for your staff and make document processing more efficient.") as part of your import strategy.