• C11041 Campus Information System return date is 1 June 2012. View details
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  • C12061 KIS record coding manual v1.3 available at C12061
  • C11051 Student xml validation kit rules now available. Download kit
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Validation kits

 

XML validation kits

XML collections including:

  • 12061 (Key Information Set 2012/13)
  • 11018 (DLHE record 2011/12)
  • 11051 (Student record 2011/12)
  • 11052 (Aggregate Offshore record 2011/12)
  • 11053 (Initial Teacher Training In-Year record 2011/12)

...and all other XML records, use the same XML Validation Kit.

Updates in v.1.0.7.1

  • The program supports both the 32-bit and 64-bit environments
  • Key Information Set is now fully supported (the beta kit is no longer required)

Help with XML validation kits

Non-XML validation kits

Help with non-xml validation kits

Staff collection 2011-2012 (C11025)

Staff Person Record - version 1.1 2012-04-04

11025.zip
(pkzip archive)

Changes:
  • Rule 1963 PREVHEI [XXXX and 4001 removed from rule text as they are now included as valid entries] : PREVHEI must contain a valid code (see coding manual for all valid entries)
Staff Contract Record - version 1.1 2012-04-19

11026.zip
(pkzip archive)

Changes:
  • Rule 2611 CONFTE [New rule] : if (ENDCON > 20110731) and (ENDCON is not 99991231) for this contract, then CONFTE must not be 100.0
  • Rule 2077 : SALREF [amended boundary value for warning] : if SALREF is < 0004500, has the annual full-time equivalent salary being returned?
Staff Grade Record - version 1.0 2012-02-14

11027.zip
(pkzip archive)

DLHE collection 2010-2011 (C10018)

Version 1.1 2012-02-17

Changes:
  • Rule 1460 locemp : fixed 'program has stopped working' error when postcode was prefixed by a space. this will now be reported as failure of this rule.
  • Fixed 'program has stopped working' error when being run against unexpected type of data file (e.g. bitmap). this will now be reported as validation failure.
  • On the following rules there have been minor corrections to the rule text, with no change to the meaning or the functionality:-
    - Rule 1659 CAREER1 : if METHOD is coded (6 or 7) this field must be coded x if any of CAREER2, CAREER3, CAREER5, CAREER9, CAREER10, CAREER11 or CAREER12 are coded X
    - Rule 1459 SALARY : if SALARY contains a value greater than 075000, check if genuine
    - Rule 1686 EMSPNS1 : if METHOD is coded (1, 2, or 5-7) this field must be coded X if any of EMSPNS2, EMSPNS3, EMSPNS4 or EMSPNS5 are coded X
    - Similar changes to rules 1687-90 on fields EMSPNS2, 3, 4 and 5.