This guide outlines the process for migrating your district from a manual setup to a hybrid integration with Subject. A hybrid integration adds SSO authentication for simplified login while maintaining flexibility in enrollment management.
What is a Hybrid Integration?
Hybrid Integration = SSO authentication + Manual enrollment management in Subject
Key benefits:
Simplified login for students and staff via SSO
Flexibility to manage enrollments directly in Subject
What Changes with Hybrid Integration?
Login Method
Students and staff will use SSO to log in (Clever, ClassLink, or direct SIS SSO)
Users will NO LONGER be able to login at app.subject.com
No more individual usernames/passwords
Single sign-on with district credentials
User Account Creation
User accounts sync from your SSO provider
You will no longer need to invite users to the platform - student accounts will be created once synced from your SSO provider (this sync is not instant, and can take a few hours)
What Stays the Same?
Enrollment Management
Teachers and admins can still manually assign already-existing students to sections and courses in Subject, the same way you do today — this is a separate action from creating a new user account. Since new accounts now come from your SSO provider instead of Bulk Invite, you won't create new accounts this way anymore, but once a student's account exists (synced from SSO), assigning them to a section or course still works exactly as it does now.
Full control over class rosters in the platform
No requirement for specific course codes in SIS
Student Progress
All student work and progress is preserved
No disruption to ongoing coursework
Teaching Workflow
Course content remains the same
Assignment and grading process unchanged
Key Differences: Manual vs. Hybrid
Feature | Manual Setup | Hybrid Integration |
Login | app.subject.com with username/password | SSO link with district credentials |
User Account Creation | Manual, via Invite User or Bulk Invite in Subject | Via SSO provider sync (not instant — can take a few hours) — Bulk Invite and Invite User are not used |
Assigning Students to Sections/Courses | Manual, in Subject platform | Manual, in Subject platform (same as Manual — this part doesn't change) |
Student Progress | Preserved | Preserved |