ServiceStix reads student data from your ZIP in three ways, checked in this order — use whichever your photo software gives you:

Option 1 — PSPA / yearbook export (zero setup)

If your ZIP includes a PSPA index file (INDEX.TXT, MASTER.TXT, or a .csv — the standard yearbook disk format), ServiceStix reads every student's name, grade, teacher, and student ID from it automatically. Filenames don't matter at all. Both tab- and comma-delimited files work, with or without a header row.

Option 2 — GotPhoto folder structure (zero setup)

If your ZIP keeps GotPhoto's standard download layout — a grade folder containing teacher folders containing each student's photo — Grade and Teacher are read from the folders automatically:

Filenames then only need FirstName_LastName. Combined folder names like 01_Mrs_Smith work too.

Option 3 — everything in the filename

No index file or folders? The filename tells ServiceStix who each student is. Fields are separated by underscores (_). The exact fields required depend on what you've enabled above.

Filename format (fields in this order):

Include only the fields you've turned on. School Year is entered in the app — it does not go in the filename.

Examples

First Name + Last Name + Grade only:

First Name + Last Name + Grade + Teacher:

All fields enabled:

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Exporting from GotPhoto

1. In GotPhoto, open your job and click Download Photos (or Bulk Download).
2. Choose Original / High-Res photos.
3. Under Filename Pattern, choose Custom.
4. Build a pattern using the student data fields in your job:
   {first_name}_{last_name}_{grade} — add _{teacher} or _{student_id} if you've enabled those fields.
5. Download — GotPhoto will create a ZIP file you can upload directly here.

Exporting from Lightroom / other software

1. Use File > Export with the File Naming template editor.
2. Build a custom template using metadata tokens for each student field, separated by underscores.
3. ZIP the exported folder and upload it here.

ServiceStix generates print-ready PDFs for three label sizes — all portrait-oriented, ideal for school portrait photos.