Guidance

PTQ Timetable file format

Updated 6 September 2022
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Name Description Position Validation Regular Expression Description of Regular Expression
ReportingDate Date the file was due to be submitted regardless of when it was actually uploaded. This date to be provided by Ofqual. Format accepted 120 ODBC canonical yyyymm-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).
ExamSeries Exam series that the data relates to 2 ^(Autumn|Winter|Summer|Spring)([ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])$ Exam series and year For example, “Autumn 2022”, “Winter 2022”, “Spring 2023”, “Summer 2023”
AwardingOrganisation Name of the awarding organisation 3 ^.{1,100}$ 1 to 100 characters accepted
QualificationNumber Qualification Number, for example, 123/1234/1 4 ^.{1,10}$ 1 to 10 characters accepted
QualificationTitle Title of qualification 5 ^.{1,150}$ 1 to 150 characters accepted
AssessmentCode Unique identifier for the assessment. When one unit is assessed by one assessment, it must be the URN (Unit Reference Number) 6 ^.{1,50}$ 1 to 50 characters accepted
AssessmentTitle Title of the assessment 7 ^.{1,150}$ 1 to 150 characters accepted
AssessmentStartDate Start date of assessment window or date of assessment if it is a single day (for example the earliest date on which the learners may take the assessment). Format accepted 120 ODBC canonical yyyymm-dd 8 ^(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)
AssessmentEndDate End date of assessment window or date of assessment if it is a single day (for example the final date on which the learners may take the assessment). Format accepted 120 ODBC canonical yyyymm-dd 9 ^(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). Repeat the start date value for assessments which are only taken on one day
AssessmentType Internal assessment or external assessment (external assessment means externally set and marked) 10 ^(Internal|External)$ Accepted values: *Internal *External
AssessmentMethod Description of the assessment method used for the component. If multiple assessment methods are used, pleaseuse the value “Mixed” 11 ^(Aural assessment|Coursework|E-assessment|Multiple choice examination|Oral examination|Portfolio of evidence|Practical demonstration/assignment|Practical examination|Task-based controlled assessment|Written examination|Mixed)$ Accepted values: *Aural assessment *Coursework *E-assessment *Multiple choice examination *Oral examination *Portfolio of evidence|Practical demonstration/assignment *Practical examination *Task-based controlled assessment *Written examination *Mixed
DeliveryMode Mode of the primary assessment method used for the component. Please choose the most appropriate one. 12 ^(Paper based|Computer based|Face to face|Remote|Product based|Mixed)$ Accepted values: *Paper based *Computer based *Face to face *Remote *Product based *Mixed