How to Sync Enrollment Rosters Across LMS Platforms with Unified's LMS API

Unified's LMS API offers a methodical approach to syncing enrollment rosters across various LMS platforms, addressing the challenges posed by differing roster models and limited webhook support. Unlike other systems that assume uniformity across platforms, Unified exposes enrollment data as it exists in each LMS, primarily through student IDs on course objects, and emphasizes a polling and reconciliation process rather than real-time event streaming. This method involves reading roster data, building a canonical enrollment graph, and updating systems based on changes, without writing enrollments back into LMS platforms or relying on bi-directional propagation. The approach is supported by a canonical model where enrollment relationships are derived from course and class objects, and progress tracking is separated from roster state. The API's design accommodates provider variability and is tailored for consistent, provider-aware synchronization, allowing for predictable enrollment management across diverse LMS ecosystems.