Purpose

The process copies Government Statistics extract files from a secure directory to a directory where users can access them

SubSystem

Statistics

This job copies Government Statistics extract files from a secure directory to a directory accessible by users. The secure directory and the user directory are specified by the 'KEEP' and 'USER' environment variables respectively. (refer to your system administrator)

Run Details

This job is run in batch mode only.

It would be run when access to the output files produced by the extract jobs is required. This is typically for:

• Loading these files into DESTPAC
• Extracting information for 'in-house' statistics

 This job is accessed via the main menu.

The Copy Govt. Stats/Centrelink files from secure area block contains:

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Parameters

• Submission Period
• Submission Number
• File Type
• Extract Files

Leave the Extract Files parameter values as ALL to copy all files for a submission or enter specific file types separated by a space to copy just those files (e.g. LL EN SS)

Rules/Notes:

All parameters are mandatory.

Job parameters are used to:

• Identify files based on a Submission Period and a Submission Number for which the files are to be copied (up to 999). The file extension for DEST files is .AXNNN. The X represents the Submission Period. Either 1 (1/1 to 30/6) or 2 (1/7 to 31/12). The NNN represents the Submission Number. For example, 1.
• Elect to transfer either all files or, by specifying one or more file types, those particular files. Multiple file types are specified by listing the required codes separated by spaces (e.g. LL EN SS). File Types are:

  DEST files:

• LL - Student Load/Liability file
• EN - Student Enrolment file
• SS - Commonwealth Learning Scholarship file
• CU - Student Unit of Study Completions file
• CO - Course of Study file
• PS - Past Course Completions file
• DU - Student Contribution Due file
• OS - OS-HELP
• RO - Revised OS-HELP file
• PO - Electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form file

Centrelink files

• CU - Centrelink Unit
• CN - Centrelink Name