Student record 2008/09

Version 1.13 Produced 2009-10-28      Revision history      Release notes

Specification of the data to be returned

• Coverage of the record
• Data model
• File structure
• Field list and detail
• Field list and detail (PDF)

XML Schema Definition (XSD) files

• C08051.xsd
• C08051DataTypes.xsd
• C08051CodeLists.xsd

Downloadable files

• Checkdigit
  A program for calculating checkdigits in fields i.e. HUSID, STAFFID, UCASNUM
• XML Sample files

Supporting documents

• Specification of the UCAS data for HESA (*J) 2008/09 (PDF)
• Glossary of terms
• Commonly used acronyms
• The Managing Information Across Partners (MIAP) programme
• The JACS2 subject coding system
• The JACS2 principal subjects
• Data Protection
• Student Associate Scheme (SAS) requirements
• HUSID lookup service
  Search the existing HESA database to find a student's HUSID

Additional guidance

• Further guidance on courses
• Further guidance on modules
• Year-on-year linkage (HIN)
• Further guidance on FTE reporting
• Reduced returns
• File structures for downloadable files
• Further guidance on reporting Instance.MCDATE and Instance.MODE
• DLHE target population (POPDLHE)
• Fields required for FE records
• FE HIN Linking
• Further guidance on qualifications on entry
• Advice on data manipulation
• Guidance from HEFCE for reporting multiple instances for students studying for credit

Data collection

• Timescales for data collection
• Validation overview
• Business rules
• COMMIT-stage validation
• Download validation kit
• Data processing
• Check documentation