Configure Connection

Vanco ASAP guide

Arrange API access, configure the Vanco ASAP connection in NIM, and validate student data for downstream user provisioning.

Before you beginDirect link to Before you begin

Contact Vanco ASAP Support to provision API access. Review the Vanco ASAP API documentation for the vendor's requirements.

NIM requires Hostname, Org ID, API Key, Username, and Password.

Ask Vanco ASAP Support to provision access for the data your downstream process requires.
Obtain the API hostname, organization identifier, API key, and account credentials for the intended environment.
Confirm access to students and any other collections required by your process, and store credentials securely.

In NIM Studio, open Systems > Overview and add a Vanco ASAP system, or select the existing system.
Open Connection, enter the following settings, and save.

NIM setting	Value
Hostname	The Vanco ASAP API host for your environment, using the format expected by the Connection screen.
Org ID	The organization identifier supplied for API access.
API Key	The API key provisioned for your integration.
Username	The username of the account authorized for API access.
Password	The corresponding password for that account.

Select Test Connection. NIM attempts to retrieve students using:
```
GET /api/Students
```
If the test fails, verify the Hostname, Org ID, API Key, account credentials, network access, and API permissions with Vanco ASAP Support.
Collect the student and related data required by your process, and confirm the expected records are present.
Validate identity matching and field mappings before using the collected data for downstream user provisioning.

The connection test checks student retrieval. Validate other collections required by your process separately.

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