Guidance
File format
Updated 7 January 2022
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| Name | Description | Position | Validation Regular Expression | Description of Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Date | Date the file was due to be submitted regardless of when it was actually uploaded. Format accepted 120 ODBC canonical yyyy-mm-dd | 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) |
| Awarding Organisation | Name or acronym of the awarding organisation | 2 | ^.{1,100}$ | 1 to 100 characters accepted |
| Qualification Number | Must be a valid qualification number, as it appears on the Ofqual register of qualifications | 3 | ^.{1,10}$ | 1 to 10 characters accepted |
| Qualification Title | As it appears on Ofqual’s Register of qualifications | 4 | ^.(1,1000)$ | 1 to 1000 characters accepted |
| Qualification Level | As it appears on Ofqual’s Register of qualifications | 5 | ^.(1,20)$ | 1 to 20 characters accepted |
| Qualification Type | As it appears on Ofqual’s Register of qualifications | 6 | ^.(1,255)$ | 1 to 255 characters accepted |
| Standard Qualification Fee | The current SQF for qualifications offered in England | 7 | ^\d{1,15}(\.\d{1,2})?$ | Decimal value accepted or ‘-2’ for exceptions (currency symbol is not permitted) |