PIMS Manual_Vol 1_V1.0 - Sayre Area School District

Pennsylvania Information
Management System
Pennsylvania
Department of Education
PIMS Location Fact Template Specifications
Field Max
No. Length
Name R/O/CR Code Definition Business Rules Sample / Valid Value
13 Not collected
14 10 MEASURE TYPE R K, M Use constant of “COUNT.” Example: COUNT
15 7.0 COUNT R U The relevant count
See Appendix AA in Volume
2 of the PIMS User Manual
for a description of what to
include in this field.
16 Not collected
17 Not collected
18 Not collected
Rules:
1. Date fields (field name ends in DATE) must be in ISO format: YYYY-MM-DD
2. A default value of N/A will be used for any CATEGORY column which is not supplied. Leave the field blank when not applicable (N/A).
3. CATEGORY 1 – CATEGORY 10 may be up to 100 bytes when the file format is delimited
4. MEASURE TYPE must be COUNT, AMOUNT, PERCENT, or INDICATOR else record is rejected
5. The measure field that matches MEASURE TYPE must be populated (e.g., COUNT field must be populated when MEASURE TYPE =
COUNT)
6. AMOUNT can support up to 12 digits to the left of the decimal or up to 4 digits to the right of the decimal within the field length of 12
7. The fields identified with an NCES code are recommended to follow the NCES Non-Fiscal Data Handbook V5.0
8. Code Column: K – component of primary key, U – value is updated if row exists, M – a value must be supplied, D – value is required but a
default is supplied
9. Data can be supplied in either ASCII flat file or delimited formats. Full delimiter support is available.
Version 1 Page 123
Published 7/21/2010