Huron Consulting Group offers expertise in targeted student search, predictive modeling, financial aid strategies, yield forecasting, and data analytics.

Huron supports a standard data feed to Slate. The process to configure this standard integration in your database is described below.

Step 1: Adding the Huron user account

The user account will allow Huron to post files to your database using a web service endpoint.

1. Go to Database → Slate Template Library.

2. Add the Huron Service Account user.

Do not make changes to the user account.

Step 2: Creating the Huron custom field

Huron assigns each record a unique ID that can be used for matching purposes.

1. Go to Database → Fields.

2. Create a person-scoped custom unique field to store the Huron ID.

   

Step 3: Adding the source format

To add the Huron source format:

1. Go to Database → Source Format Library.

2. Next to Huron, select Add. A pop-up appears.

3. Select Add. A pop-up appears that describes the source format.

4. Select Add. A browser dialog appears.

5. Select OK.

You are redirected to the overview page for the source format.

Step 4: Configuring the import

The Score Data File automatically fetches score results shared with your institution.

1. Go to Database → Source Formats.

2. Select Huron.

3. Select Edit.

Configure remap settings

Once a file has been received, configure the remap settings.

Many items have been pre-mapped. You may customize how the data will be imported.

📝 Map the custom field created in the previous section.

Set the Remap Active flag to Active on the source format once you are finished customizing the mappings.

This will run the import using the Remap settings configured above for all files uploaded on or after the Remap As Of Date.

🔔 No other changes should be made to the source format settings.

Step 5. Huron configurations

To post data to your Slate database, Huron needs the endpoint for the source format. Instructions to find this are provided below.

1. Go to the Huron source format.

2. Select the Web Services View link. The Web Services POST URL appears.

   

3. Send the Web Services POST URL value to slate-support@hcg.com.