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03011: Forenames

Field Information

Number: 008
Name: Forenames
Abbreviation: FNAMES
Length: 40
Status: Compulsory.
Description: The Forenames field records the forenames of the student.
Notes: If the student's forenames are longer than 40 characters, return the first forename and the initials of the others.

In cases where the student does not split their name between family and forenames, the whole name should be entered in field 7, Family name, and a '9' entered in field 8, Forenames.

For students entering through UCAS this information will be available from UCAS via the *J transaction.
Reason Required: See reasons for field 7, Family name.

Valid Entries

' . -A 40 character alpha code.

Validation Rules

023570
This field must be completed. (Severity: 99)
M_NOTEMPTY
023571
This field must contain a letter (a-z, A-Z or a 9) or be an acceptable character for this field (i.e. ' (apostrophe), - (hyphen) or . (full stop)). (Severity: 99)
(IsCorrectType(uiCurFieldNo,1,40,"List") || M_ISFIELD(uiCurFieldNo,"9")) && !M_INSTR(uiCurFieldNo,"\\") && !M_INSTR(uiCurFieldNo,"@") && !M_INSTR(uiCurFieldNo,"/")
023798
The first character of this field must be an a-z or A-Z or a 9. (Severity: 99)
IsCorrectType(uiCurFieldNo,0,1,"Alpha9")