Guidance
Marker recruitment: guide to the submissions process
Updated 13 November 2023
| Name | Description | Position | Validation Regular Expression | Description of Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExamSeries | Exam series data relates to, for example, June 2016 | 1 | ^(March|June)([ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])$ | Full month name of exam series and year |
| DateOfUpdate | 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 |
| QualificationLevel | Level of qualification, for example, GCSE | 4 | ^(GCSE|AS|A level|AS/A level)$ | One of the following list: GCSE, AS, A level, AS/A level |
| QualificationNumber | Qualification number, for example 123/1234/1 | 5 | ^.{1,10}$ | A valid qualification number. 1 to 10 characters |
| SpecificationTitle | Specification title, also known as subject title | 6 | ^.{1,150}$ | 1 to 150 characters |
| SpecificationCode | Specification code, also known as Subject Award Code and Cash-in Code | 7 | ^.{1,7}$ | 1 to 7 characters or -2 accepted if not applicable |
| ComponentCode | Component code as designated in the specification, otherwise known as assessment code or unit reference number for VTQs | 8 | ^.{1,10}$ | 1 to 10 characters or -2 accepted if not applicable |
| Forecast Entry Size | Number of estimated entries for the given component code until entry is available, then -2 | 9 | ^\d{1,7}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 9,999,999 or -2 accepted if not applicable |
| Actual Entry Size | Number of entries for the given component code (use: -2 when only forecast is available) | 10 | ^\d{1,7}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 9,999,999 or -2 if not applicable |
| Contracts required | Total number of contracts for markers/examiners/team leaders/principles accepted. | 11 | ^\d{1,7}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 9,999,999 |
| Contracts accepted | Qualification number, for example 123/123/4/1 | 12 | ^\d{1,7}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 9,999,999 |