Guidance
File format
Updated 19 March 2021
| Name | Description | Position | Validation Regular Expression | Description of Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExamSeries | Exam series data relates to for example June 2023 | 1 | ^(June)([ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])$ | Full month name of exam series and year |
| ReportingDate | Date the file was due to be submitted regardless of when it was actually uploaded. Format accepted 120 ODBC canonical yyyy-mm-dd. | 2 | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ | The date in the following format: year (4 digits), a dash, month (2 digits), a dash, day (2 digits) |
| AwardingOrganisation | Name of the awarding organisation | 3 | ^.{1,100}$ | 1 to 100 characters accepted |
| QAN | Qualification Accreditation Number for example 123/1234/1 | 4 | ^.{1,10}$ | 1 to 10 characters accepted |
| SpecificationTitle | Specification title also known as subject title | 5 | ^.{1,150}$ | 1 to 150 characters accepted |
| SpecificationCode | Specification code | 6 | ^.{1,7}$ | 1 to 7 characters accepted |
| CertificationCode | Entry or option code to which candidates certificate | 7 | ^.{1,7}$ | 1 to 7 characters accepted |
| QualificationLevel | Level of qualification for example GCSE | 8 | ^(GCSE|AS|A level)$ | One of the following list: GCSE, AS, A level |
| UnitOrComponentCode | Unit or component identifier | 9 | ^.{1,10}$ | 1 to 10 characters accepted |
| UnitOrComponentTitle | Unit or component title | 10 | ^.{1,150}$ | 1 to 150 characters accepted |
| AssessmentMaterialsType | To indicate type of assessment material, for example question paper, supporting materials, NEA | 11 | ^(QP|Supporting materials|NEA)$ | Accepted values: * QP * Supporting materials * NEA |
| DeliveryType | To indicate the type of delivery for each of the assessment materials, for example Standard QP, Modified QP, etc. | 12 | ^(Standard|Modified|Online|On-screen)$ | Accepted values: * Standard * Modified * Online * On-screen |
| TotalNoOfVersionsPerDeliveryType | To indicate number of versions per delivery type | 13 | ^\d{1,3}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 999 accepted |
| IssuedFreeFromError | To indicate if paper, supporting materials, etc. issued without error | 14 | ^\d{1,3}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 999 accepted |
| ErrataIssuedBeforeStartOfExam | To indicate if an errata notice was issued | 15 | ^\d{1,3}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 999 accepted |
| ErrorIdentifiedAfterExamStart | To indicate if an error was identified after the assessment had started | 16 | ^\d{1,3}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 999 accepted |
| ErrorIntroducedByCentre | To indicate if error was introduced by centre during modification process. 0 equals no, 1 equals yes | 17 | ^([0|1|-2)$ | Accepted values: * 0 equals no * 1 equals yes * -2 equals not applicable |
| NumberOfCandidates | To indicate number of candidates taking delivery type specified | 18 | ^\d{1,7}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 9,999,999 accepted |