Guidance

File format

Updated 22 September 2023

Name Description Position Validation Regular Expression Description of Regular Expression
ReportingDate Date the file was due to be submitted to Ofqual regardless of when it was actually uploaded (this date will be made available by Ofqual) 1 ^(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) Format accepted yyyy-mm-dd
AcademicYear The academic year which this data submission relates to (defined as 1 September to 31 August). For example, 바카라 사이트œ2022-2023바카라 사이트 2 ^(20)\d\d[-](20)\d\d $ The academic year in the following format: start year (4 digits), a dash, end year (4 digits) Format accepted yyyy-yyyy
AwardingOrganisation Name of the awarding organisation 3 ^.{1,100}$ 1 to 100 characters accepted
QualificationNumber This should be the unique identifier for the qualification as it appears in Ofqual바카라 사이트™s Register of Regulated qualifications, for example 123/1234/1. 바카라 사이트˜-2바카라 사이트™ accepted if not applicable. 바카라 사이트˜-2바카라 사이트™ also accepted for cases where the assessment can be used for more than one qualification and the qualification is not yet known 4 ^.{1,10}$ Valid Qualification Number. 1 to 10 characters accepted. 바카라 사이트˜-2바카라 사이트™ accepted if not applicable or not known
AssessmentCode Unique identifier for the assessment, generated by the AO. This could be the URN, for example. Codes should not be shared across different assessments. For Tech Awards, Tech Certs, Tech Levels and Applied Generals, this should match the assessment codes used for the 바카라 사이트˜PTQ outcomes바카라 사이트™ data submissions. 바카라 사이트˜-2바카라 사이트™ accepted for special consideration applied at the qualification level 5 ^.{1,50}$ 1 to 50 characters accepted 바카라 사이트˜-2바카라 사이트™ accepted for special consideration applied at the qualification level
SpecialConsiderationType To indicate the type of special consideration applied for 6 ^(Present but disadvantaged| Absent with good reason)$ Accepted values: 바카라 사이트’ Present but disadvantaged 바카라 사이트’ Absent with good reason
DisadvantageCategory To indicate the disadvantage category. See Annex A for further guidance. For cases where a special consideration request relates to multiple categories, please use the 바카라 사이트˜Other causes바카라 사이트™ category. Disadvantage categories should be given where possible. Where not possible (e.g., where disadvantage categories are not recorded for absent leaners), please give 바카라 사이트˜-2바카라 사이트™ 7 ^(Illness or injury| Crisis or incident| Bereavement| Other causes| -2)$ Accepted values: 바카라 사이트’ Illness or injury 바카라 사이트’ Crisis or incident 바카라 사이트’ Bereavement 바카라 사이트’ Other causes 바카라 사이트’ 바카라 사이트˜-2바카라 사이트™ accepted where disadvantage category is not recorded (e.g., for absent learners) See Annex A for further guidance
TotalNumberOfRequests The total number of requests made of the type outlined in Fields 7 for the qualification/assessment given in Field 4/5. Values in this field should equal the sum of Fields 9 to 12. For group applications (where a centre submits one application covering multiple learners) please reflect the total number of learners affected in the counts in Fields 8 to 12, rather than just counting these as a single request and outcome. Where applications cover multiple assessments, please include these on separate rows 8 ^\d{1,5}$ Five-digit integer
RequestsPending The number of requests given in Field 8 that have not yet been rejected or approved or withdrawn. For group applications (where a centre submits one application covering multiple learners) please reflect the total number of learners affected in the counts in Fields 8 to 12, rather than just counting these as a single request and outcome. Where applications cover multiple assessments, please include these on separate rows 9 ^\d{1,5}$ Five-digit integer
RequestsRejected The number of requests given in Field 8 that have been rejected. For group applications (where a centre submits one application covering multiple learners) please reflect the total number of learners affected in the counts in Fields 8 to 12, rather than just counting these as a single request and outcome. Where applications cover multiple assessments, please include these on separate rows 10 ^\d{1,5}$ Five-digit integer
RequestsApproved The number of requests given in Field 8 that have been approved For group applications (where a centre submits one application covering multiple learners) please reflect the total number of learners affected in the counts in Fields 8 to 12, rather than just counting these as a single request and outcome. Where applications cover multiple assessments, please include these on separate rows 11 ^\d{1,5}$ Five-digit integer
RequestsWithdrawn The number of requests given in Field 8 that have been withdrawn For group applications (where a centre submits one application covering multiple learners) please reflect the total number of learners affected in the counts in Fields 8 to 12, rather than just counting these as a single request and outcome. Where applications cover multiple assessments, please include these on separate rows 12 ^\d{1,5}$ Five-digit integer