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This chart is a quick reference for understanding the different ways data can be pushed into or pulled out of Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR, Faculty180).

FAR Integrations

Data Content	Available Medium(s)	Agent(s) of Use	Process/Automated?
Unit Hierarchy	Product UI API Bulk Upload UI SFTP	Client Client Success Manager Technical Services Team	Product UI Created one-by-one Created by admin Cannot be automated API Created one-by-one Available to users with an API token Can be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via Bulk Upload UI or SFTP Done by administrator Cannot be automated
Users	Product UI API Bulk Upload UI SFTP	Client Client Success Manager Technical Services Team	Product UI Created one-by-one Done by administrator Cannot be automated API Created one-by-one Available to users with an API token Can be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via Bulk Upload UI or SFTP Done by administrator Can be automated
Activity Data	Product UI Bulk Upload UI SFTP	Client Client Success Manager Technical Services Team	Product UI Created one-by-one in UI Done by a user Cannot be automated Bulk Import Importfrom external source integration Can be automated Can be imported from many sources in multiple formats Bulk Upload Upload CSV via Product UI Done by a user through integration sources (ORCID, RIS/Bibtex, WoS, CCV, etc) Cannot be automated
Courses (Course Prefixes.Courses Taught, Course Attachments)	Product UI API Bulk Upload UI SFTP	Client Client Success Manager Technical Services Team	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by administrator Cannot be automated API Created one-by-one in API Available to users with an API token Can be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI (Excludes Attachments) Done by administrator Can be automated
User Permissions	Product UI API	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by administrator Cannot be automated API Created one-by-one in API Available to users with an API token Can be automated
Faculty Classifications	Product UI Bulk Upload UI SFTP	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by administrator Cannot be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI Done by an administrator Can be automated
Support Accounts	Product UI Bulk Upload UI	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by administrator Cannot be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI Done by an administrator Cannot be automated
Committees	Product UI Bulk Upload UI	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by administrator not automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI Done by an administrator Cannot be automated
Current Positions	Product UI Bulk Upload UI Autoloads	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by a user Cannot be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI Done by an administrator Can be automated
Scholarly Outlet Metrics	Product UI Bulk Upload UI	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by a user Cannot be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI Done by an administrator Cannot be automated
Scholarly Outlets	Product UI Bulk Upload UI	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by a user Cannot be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI Done by an administrator Cannot be automated
Secondary Unit Assignments	Product UI Bulk Upload UI	Client Client Success Manager	Product UI Create one-by-one in UI Done by a user Cannot be automated Bulk Upload UI Upload CSV via bulk upload UI Done by an administrator Cannot be automated

FAR Integration Sources

Integration Source	What does it do?	How to enable/disable?	How is it used? Only internal Interfolio personnel can access/enable these settings for the data base
RIS/BibTeX	RIS & BibTeX are file formats .ris and .bib (respectively) that are used to upload many types of scholarly activities (books, journals, presentations etc.) More mapping info/customizations can be found in our easter egg that will open when double clicking the Interfolio icon in the Administration tab, and navigate to “Scholarly Activity Types."	This feature is automatically enabled unless DISABLE_SCHOLARLY_IMPORTS is set to 0 in the administrative easter egg. To Disable: Contact your CSM for assistance.	Log in. Navigate to the Activities page. Add a Scholarly Activity. Choose Generic (RIS / BibTeX). Select either RIS or BibTeX file format, then upload a file or insert plain text. After that follow along with the UI.
Google Scholar (Commonly Requested)	Google Scholar is a scholarly works indexing system and one of the most heavily used systems for initial searches for scholarly work. It links the returned search results to the full text article. Faculty can save items that they search for and build profiles in Google Scholar that allow them to see not only a collection of the works that Google thinks belong to them but also some commonly calculated bibliometrics. This is one of the most commonly requested integrations for scholarly work but Google's licensing explicitly forbids any bulk download or scraping of scholarly work off of their site.	To Enable: It is only possible to import from Google Scholar using BibTeX file transfer by a individual faculty member, so BibTeX file transfer has to be enabled.	Log in to Google Scholar account. Click Export. Select desired publications and export them to BibTex file. Log into FAR. Navigate to the Activities page. Add a Scholarly Activity. Select Generic (RIS / BibTeX). Select either BibTeX file format, then upload a file or insert plain text. After that follow along with the UI.
Web of Science (WoS)	Journal publications can be imported from Web of Science (WoS) which includes journals from most subject areas. Data about each article includes authors, title, journal, and year published. It can also include volume, number, and pages. Generated vitas can show the number of times a record has been cited within WoS products. Functionality must be enabled by Interfolio personnel.	The institution must have an active Web of Science subscription in order to turn this function on To Enable: Contact your CSM for assistance.	Log in. Navigate to the Activities page. Add a Scholarly Activity. Under the Import Table, Web of Science should be listed. Follow instructions in the program.
Medline / PubMed	It is typical for Journal Publications to be imported from Medline. Medline traditionally focuses on clinical and biomedical academic literature. This information often contains information about each article includes authors, title, journal and year published. It can also include Volume, Number and Pages. More mapping information/customization can be found in our easter egg, double click the Interfolio icon in admin tab (bottom left of the navigation bar), and navigate to Scholarly Activity Types.	To Enable: Contact your CSM for assistance	Log in. Navigate to the Activities page. Add a Scholarly Activity. Under the Import Table, Medline/PubMed should be listed. After that follow along with the UI.
ORCID	FAR users can use ORCID to import/export many different activities and other information. ORCID is used by many to reliably link their name to journal publications etc. Data about each section is handled by a mapping document the CSM sends to the client. More mapping information/customization can be found in our easter egg, double click the interfolio icon in admin tab (bottom left of the navigation bar), and navigate to "Scholarly Activity Types."	To Enable: Contact your CSM for assistance	Log in. Navigate to The Vitas & Biosketches page. Under Vita/Profile systems there is a button to authenticate with ORCID Then can importing and exporting through the UI is enabled.
ARXIV	Interfolio FAR has the ability to integrate with ARXIV, a system whose features mostly includes scientific papers/Journal publications, astronomy, mathematics, computer science, biology, statistics Data about each article includes authors, title, journal and year published. It can also include Volume, Number and Pages.	To Enable: Contact your CSM for assistance.	Log in Navigate to the Activities page. Add a Scholarly Activity. Under the Import Table, ARXIV should be listed. After that follow along with the UI.
INSPIRE	Inspire is only available for clients in Indiana. FAR has the ability to integrate with INSPIRE, which often includes scientific papers/Journal publications. The information that Interfolio can pull about each article includes authors, title, journal, and year published. It can also include Volume, Number, and Pages.	To Enable: Contact your CSM for assistance.	Log in. Navigate to the Activities page. Add a Scholarly Activity. Under the Import Table, ARXIV should be listed. After that follow along with the UI.
Miscellaneous - API, CCV	Other integrations that might be confusing FAR API needs to be turned on in "Modules" easter egg, API can be accessed with Guest Access or API token DISABLE_SCHOLARLY_IMPORTS - If set to 1, it will disable all sources of import F180_ENABLE_CCV - Set CCV options to "1" to use CCV.... Set INTEGRATION_CCV_API to "1" to use the API for import/export	To Enable Contact your CSM for assistance.