Guidance
Template 3 - Candidate level unit/component mark data
Updated 16 April 2024
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| Name | Description | Position | Validation Regular Expression | Description of Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExamSeries | Exam series data relates to The exam series for template 3 should reflect the series the unit/component assessment was taken by the candidate. | 1 | ^(June|November)([ ][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 (four digits), a dash, month (two digits), a dash, day (two digits). |
| AwardingOrganisation | Name of the awarding organisation | 3 | ^.{1,100}$ | One, to one hundred characters accepted |
| QAN | Qualification Accreditation Number e.g. 123/1234/1 | 4 | ^.{1,10}$ | One, to ten characters accepted |
| QualificationLevel | Level of qualification, for example GCSE | 5 | ^(GCSE|AS|A level)$ | One of the following list: GCSE, AS, A level. |
| UnitOrComponentCode | Unit or component code as designated in the specification. | 6 | ^.{1,7}$ | One, to seven characters accepted |
| CertificationCode | Entry or option code to which candidates certificate | 7 | ^.{1,7}$ | One, to seven characters accepted |
| SpecificationCode | Specification code also known as Subject Award Code and Cash-in Code | 8 | ^.{1,7}$ | One, to seven characters accepted |
| SpecificationTitle | Specification title also known as subject title | 9 | ^.{1,150}$ | One, to one hundred and fifty characters accepted |
| CentreNo | NCN number of centre at time of certification | 10 | ^.{1,5}$ | One, to five characters accepted |
| CentreCandidateNumber | Candidate number as supplied by the centre | 12 | ^.{1,10}$ | One to ten characters accepted |
| UniqueCandidateIdentifier | Unique Candidate Identifier (UCI) | 13 | ^.{1,14}$ | One to fourteen characters accepted -2 accepted if not available |
| ULN | Unique learner number | 14 | ^.{1,10}$ | One to ten characters accepted -2 accepted if not available |
| FirstName | Candidate’s first name If middle name cannot be separated from first name please provide both names in the FirstName field and leave the MiddleNames field blank. | 15 | ^.{0,150}$ | Zero to one hundred and fifty characters accepted. Name fields can be left blank for AS and A level. |
| MiddleNames | Candidate’s middle names | 16 | ^.{0,150}$ | Up to one hundred and fifty characters accepted. Name fields can be left blank for AS and A level. |
| Surname | Candidate’s surname | 17 | ^.{0,50}$ | Zero to fifty characters accepted. Name fields can be left blank for AS and A level. |
| Gender | To indicate candidate’s gender | 18 | ^(M|F|-2)$ | Accepted values: M, F -2 accepted if unknown |
| DOB | To indicate candidate’s date of birth. Format accepted 120 ODBC canonical yyyy-mm-dd. | 19 | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ | Date in the following format: year (four digits), a dash, month (two digits), a dash, day (two digits) 2999-12-31 accepted if DOB unknown. |
| RawUnweightedMark | Final raw unweighted mark for the unit/component before any weighting has been applied | 20 | ^\d{1,3}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 999 accepted. -2 accepted for absent candidates |
| UniformMark | Uniform mark for the unit. | 21 | ^\d{1,3}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 999 accepted. -2 accepted for qualifications that do not use UMS. |
| UnitGrade | Grade for the unit, where available. | 22 | ^(A*|A|B|C|D|E|N|U|X|Q|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|Pass|Merit|Distinction|Not Classified |-2)$ | One of the following list: A*, A, B, C, D, E, N, U, X, Q, 9 to 1, Pass, Merit, Distinction and Not Classified. -2 also accepted for unknown value. |
| PrivateCandidate | To indicate if the candidate is a private candidate | 23 | ^(1|0|-2)$ | Enter 1 to flag a private candidate, otherwise enter 0. -2 accepted if not available/ unknown. |