See what's coming from your MIS (MIS sync preview)

Your MIS (via Wonde) is the head of the chain — every user, group and classroom downstream is built from what it sends. MIS sync preview answers the question that comes before all the others: what does my school's data actually look like, before we import anything?

It's the same idea as Google sync's preview mode, applied to the source: MIS sync can be on in preview, where the real fetch runs but nothing is imported.

Turn on preview mode {#step-1}

Go to School settings → Sync services. With MIS sync on, choose Preview — see what's coming. From that point the scheduled fetch plans the import without applying it: no pupil, staff or group changes reach Realsmart, Google or Entra. The state is shown plainly ("On — preview only"), so preview is never mistaken for live.

See the incoming data {#step-2}

Open MIS sync preview (under Data in the sidebar). You'll see:

Counts up front — learners, pre-admissions, staff, and how many groups/classes are in scope — so the shape is instantly clear.
Drill into the records — switch between Learners and Staff and page through the individual people the fetch would import, with their key details (name, username, MIS ID, year/registration or job title) and the groups they'd join.

This is the data as the sync sees it — after its scoping, gating and filtering — which is exactly what a live import would write. It's different from the Wonde data area, which shows the raw origin records; this shows what this sync run would actually bring in.

Understand what's held and why {#step-3}

Some people leave no record until they qualify — pre-admission pupils and incoming ("pending") staff. Select Show under How the sync reads your MIS to check Wonde live, using the exact gates the fetch applies, and see who's included or held and why (for example, a pre-admission pupil whose application isn't "accepted" yet).

Run it and export {#step-4}

Preview refreshes on the school's normal fetch schedule, or select Run preview now to queue a fresh one. You can Download CSV to get the same file the import would consume.

Go live {#step-5}

When you're happy with what's coming, switch the mode back to Live under Sync services. The next fetch imports exactly what you previewed. Nothing in preview ever changes anything — it's read-only by design.

Trust-wide view (MATs) {#step-6}

From MAT overview, open MIS preview (under Data) to see every school you administer at once: each school's MIS state (off / live / preview) and its latest incoming counts — learners, pre-admissions, staff and groups — sorted so the schools with the most incoming data lead. Selecting Explore on a school switches you into it and opens its full drillable preview.