Here's a simple way to generate a complete template for your bulk user CSV file.

In a 1.9 series Moodle site, log in as an administrator and find the following location on the site administration menu:

Users > Accounts > Bulk user actions.

Select a user in the "Available" column (any account will do) and click the "Add to selection" button. With this user in the "Selected" column move down the page to the "With selected users..." drop-down, select "Download" and click the "Go" button.

Next click the "Download in text format" link and save the CSV file generated.

You now have a complete CSV file ready for populating with user details (you'll still need need to add a "password" column, and don't forget to remove the details of the user you selected earlier to generate the file).

If you've added bespoke User Profile fields to your site these are also included with the correct field names.

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Following on from my recent post on this I've been asked about information that appears in users' profiles that's not in the list on the User policies page.

The chances are that this is a bespoke field set up with User profile fields. (Login in as an administrator - Site administration > Users > Accounts > User profile fields.

Open the field for editing and change the "Who is this field visible to?" to suit your needs.

When participants with "student" level access view each others user profiles they see most of the information entered. As this could include a
range of contact, address and access information there may be concerns about privacy and compliance with data protection legislation.

The good news if you're concerned about this is that the site administrator can configure the site so that some of the relevant fields are hidden from other students (the course facilitators will still see the information when they view the user's profile).

Navigate to the following setting from the Site Administration block: Users > Permissions > User policies: Hide user fields, click the required fields and save.