Guidance
File format
Updated 19 March 2021
| Name | Description | Position | Validation Regular Expression | Description of Regular Expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam series | Exam series data relates to e.g. June 2016 | 1 | ^(January|March|June|November)([ ][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])$ | Full month name of exam series and year. |
| Awarding organisation | Awarding organisation name | 2 | ^.{1,100}$ | One, to one hundred characters accepted |
| Reporting date | Date the file was due to be submitted regardless of when it was actually uploaded. Format accepted either 103 British/French dd/mm/yyyy, or 120 ODBC canonical yyyy-mm-dd. | 3 | ^(20)\d\d[-](0[1-9]|1[012])[-](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$ | "The date in the following format: day (two digits), forward slash, month (two digits), forward slash, year (four digits), or: year (four digits), a dash, month (two digits), a dash, day (two digits)." |
| Qualification | Level and type of qualification e.g. GCSE | 4 | ^(GCSE|AS|A level)$ | One of the following list: GCSE, AS, A level |
| Number of referrals | Number of referrals | 5 | ^.{1,4}$ | A numeric value between 0 and 9,999 accepted |