Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education record 2015/16
Release schedule
Version 1.0 Produced 2015-09-17
This document outlines the planned dates for the first release of the coding manual documents. These documents may subsequently be updated in future releases.
Scheduled releases of the coding manual
| Release | Description |
| September Y1 | Introduction, Data protection guidance, Notification of changes. |
| December Y1 | File structures for downloadable fles - BOS file layout |
| February Y2 | Support guides, Coverage of the record, Data items required for valid response, Data model, Data items, File structure, Record.xsd files, Default postcode, Instructions for undertaking DLHE, SOC 2010 (DLHE), Telephone surveys good practice, Logo for the DLHE survey, Questionnaires - April versions, Text for covering letters and e.mails - April versions, Data collection schedule, Validation overview, DLHE BOS online survey user guide, Submit data to HESA, BOS training video. |
| August Y2 | Questionnaires - January versions, Text for covering letters and emails - January versions, File structures for downloadable files - DLHE survey population file. |
| October Y2 | File structures for downloadable files - Unistats, Quality rules, Quality rules FAQ, Validation kit, HESA XML data entry tool, How to use the HESA XML data entry tool. |
| January Y3 | Derived field specifications, File structures for downloadable files - Data supply, File structures for downloadable files - Data supply SIC, File structures for downloadable files - Unistats DLHE, File structures for downloadable files - DLHE match report, Credibility reports mapping document, Central coding of SIC, Fixed database facility. |
| March Y3 | Maintenance release (if required). |
| April Y3 | Maintenance release (if required). |
Scheduled releases of the coding manual documentation
| Section | Document | Release |
| Overview | Introduction | September Y1 |
| Data protection guidance | September Y1 | |
| Notification of changes | September Y1 | |
| Support guides | February Y2 | |
| Data collection schedule | February Y2 | |
| Data specification | Coverage of the record | February Y2 |
| Data items required for valid response | February Y2 | |
| Data model | February Y2 | |
| Data items | February Y2 | |
| File structure | February Y2 | |
| Cyy018.xsd | February Y2 | |
| Cyy018DataTypes.xsd | February Y2 | |
| Cyy018CodeLists.xsd | February Y2 | |
| Derived field specifications | January Y3 | |
| Further guidance | Central coding of SIC | February Y2 |
| Default postcodes | February Y2 | |
| Instructions for undertaking DLHE | February Y2 | |
| BOS training video | February Y2 | |
| DLHE BOS online survey user guide | February Y2 | |
| SOC 2010 (DLHE) | February Y2 | |
| Telephone surveys good practice | February Y2 | |
| Information specific to the collection | Logo for the DLHE survey | February Y2 |
| Questionnaires - April versions | February Y2 | |
| Questionnaires - January versions | August Y2 | |
| Text for covering letters and e.mails - April versions | February Y2 | |
| Text for covering letters and e.mails - January versions | August Y2 | |
| Submission process and quality assurance | HESA XML data entry tool | August Y2 |
| How to use the HESA XML data entry tool | August Y2 | |
| File structures for downladable files - DLHE survey population file | August Y2 | |
| File structures for downladable files - Online DLHE file layout | February Y2 | |
| File structures for downladable files - Unistats | October Y2 | |
| File structures for downladable files - Unistats DLHE | October Y2 | |
| File structures for downladable files - Data supply | January Y3 | |
| File structures for downladable files - Data supply SIC | January Y3 | |
| File structures for downladable files - DLHE match report | January Y3 | |
| Validation overview | February Y2 | |
| Quality rules | October Y2 | |
| Download validation kit | October Y2 | |
| Credibility report mapping document | January Y3 | |
| Submit data to HESA | February Y2 | |
| Fixed database facility | February Y2 |
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