PowerSchool ERP Louisiana

LA Unique Id - File Layout and Data Mapping - Header Record

The header record should always be the first record.

Each of the fields should be delimited in the header by the field name referenced below.

The following table shows the fields, delimiters, descriptions, data types, data sources or valid values, and whether the field is required or optional for the LA Unique Id upload file’s header record.

Field

Delimiter

Description

Data Type

Data Source or Valid Values

Required or Optional

Record Type

Not applicable

Identifies the record type.

Char (2)

The valid value is TH.

Required

Extract Date

Not applicable

The date the file was created.

The following formats are valid:

  • mm/dd/yyyy

  • m/d/yyyy

  • mm/d/yyyy

  • m/dd/yyyy

Date (10)

The valid value is the date the file was created.

Required

Extract Time

Not applicable

The time the file was created.

The format is hh:mm:ss.

Time (8)

The valid value is the time the file was created.

Required

Transmission ID

Not applicable

Use this number for auditing, as an identifier for the submission.

VarChar (10)

Not applicable

Required

Version

Not applicable

The file format version.

Char (3)

The valid value is 3.0.

Required

Delimiter

delimiter=

The character literal or the hex representation of the delimiter that is used in the detail records (either tab or comma).

VarChar (4)

  • For a comma delimiter, the character literal would be ‘delimiter=,’ and the hex representation would be ‘delimiter=0X2C’.

  • For a tab delimiter, it is recommended that the hex representation be used. In that case, it would be ‘delimiter=0X09’.

Required

Source Name

source=

The valid source system name. Batches will fail if the source name is not defined in the Source System table.

System administrators manage the Source System table.

VarChar (3)

The valid value is PEP.

Required

Text Qualifier

qualifier=

The text or hex representation of the text qualifier that is used in the detail records.

Not applicable

The valid value is the text or hex representation of the text qualifier that is used in the detail records.

Optional

Batch Indicator

batch_indicator=

The batch level indicator.

Not applicable

The system will accept a value of D.

D indicates an LEA Level File.

Optional