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Course Extract (SFTP)

Introduction

This report includes a record for each section meeting the selection criteria shown below.

Selection Criteria

Selection criteria determine which database records are used in the report. Refer to selection criteria for analysis when the report does not return the correct records.

Selection

The report selects records from the [Sections] table based on the following criteria:

  • The section must be assigned to a valid course
  • The section must be assigned a valid term.
  • The section must not be excluded from state reporting.
  • The course must not be excluded from state reporting
  • The school where the course is taught musts not be excluded from state reporting.
  • The section must have at least one student enrolled.
  • The first day of the class must occur on or before the report start date.
  • The last day of the class must occur on or after the report start date.
  • Exceptions to the above:
  • Courses with a check mark in the box labeled: "Summer School Classes are offered for this course" will be included in the extract without meeting any of the criteria noted above.

Note: In cases where student class enrollments for the previous school year end on 7/1, using a reporting Start Date of 7/1 could result in records being generated for courses taught in the previous school year.

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Report Input

For help with navigation and running the report, see How to Find and Generate a Report.

Field

Description

Select Schools

Choose one of the following:

  • Current School Only – Includes all student records associated with the current school that meet selection criteria. To change the current school, click the School link at the top of the page and choose the appropriate school from the list.
  • All Schools – Includes all student records on the PowerSchool server that meet selection criteria.

Note: The All Schools option is only available when running the report from the District Office.

Display Header

Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu to indicate whether to display the name of each field included in the extract.

Start Date

Enter the report start date.

End Date

Enter the report end date.

SFTP connections


Choose an SFTP connection from the pop-up menu to have the report output uploaded automatically.

Please refer to the System Administrator portion of the PowerSchool Administrator User Guide for details on how to create an SFTP connection for use with this new report parameter.

Note: Remote connection requires PowerSchool 7.1.4 or higher.

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Report Output

Each of the fields displayed in the output of the report are described below. See Understanding the Report Output Table for a definition of each column in the table.

Item #

Data Element

Description

[Table]FieldName

Max Length

1

District Code

The 6-digit BEDS District Code is reported. Charter and nonpublic schools, state agencies, state-operated schools, and childcare institutions should report 8nnnnnnn (8 followed by the last 7 digits of their institution code).

If Pref NY_CHARTER_NP = 0 then    ‘NY’ concatenated with Pref NY_BEDS_CODE

If Pref NY_CHARTER_NP = 1 and [S_NY_SCH_X]DistrictLocationCode is blank then ‘8’  concatenated with Pref NY_BEDS_CODE

If Pref NY_CHARTER_NP = 1 and [S_NY_SCH_X]DistrictLocationCode is not blank then ‘8’  concatenated with [S_NY_SCH_X]DistrictLocationCode

8

2

Location Code

The local BOCES building code.

[Sections]WhereTaught

[S_NY_SCH_X]BOCESBuilding

6

3

School Year Date

The report extracts June 30th of the school year chosen at report runtime, such as 2012-06-30 for 2011-2012.

N/A

10

4

Course Code

See Course Codes for the list of valid codes.

N/A

8

5

Course Name

The course name.

[Courses]Course_Name

30

6

Course Department

Not reported

N/A

24

7

Subject Area Code

Not reported

N/A

15

8

Course Length

Not reported

N/A

3

9

Number of Credits

Not reported

N/A

7

10

Number of Class Sessions

Not reported

N/A

3

11

Honors Indicator

Not reported

N/A

1

12

Minimum Seats

Not reported

N/A

5

13

Primary Course Type Indicator

Not reported

N/A

12

14

Obsolete

Not reported

N/A

20

15

Course Grade Type Code

Not reported

N/A

20

16

Obsolete

Not reported

N/A

12

17

Number of Grades

Not reported

N/A

5

18

Course Weight

Not reported

N/A

5

19

Additional Data

Not reported

N/A

15

20

Special Program Indicator

Not reported

N/A

1

21

Course Special Program Code

Not reported

N/A

3

22

Obsolete

Not reported

N/A

20

23

Course Short Name

Not reported

N/A

12

24

Allowable Course Gender

Not reported

N/A

1

25

GPA Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

26

Supplementary Course Differentiator

Always reported as “N/A.”

N/A

2

27

Course Code Long

(Local Course Code)

The course number.

[Courses]Course_Number

12

28

Course Delivery Model Code

Not reported

N/A

6

29

State Course Code (Alternate Course Code)

The alternate course number. See Course Codes for the list of valid codes.

[S_NY_CRS_X]AlternateCourseNumber

12

30

Requirements Indicator Code

Not reported

N/A

6

31

Course Description

Not reported

N/A

100

32

Dual Credit

Not reported

N/A

3

33

Advanced Placement Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

34

Career and Technical Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

35

Gifted Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

36

Bilingual Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

37

Remedial Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

38

Basic Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

39

Special Education Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

40

International Baccalaureate Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

41

Core Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

42

Elective Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

43

Non Traditional Gender Code

Not reported

N/A

6

44

Minimum Grade Level

Not reported

N/A

2

45

Maximum Grade Level

Not reported

N/A

2

46

Course Description Long

Not reported

N/A

500

47

Maximum Seats

Not reported

N/A

5

48

Course Group Code

Not reported

N/A

20

49

Alternate Course Code 2

Not reported

N/A

25

50

Alternate Course Code 3

Not reported

N/A

25

51

Course Session Type Code

Not reported

N/A

20

52

Course Credit Type Code

Not reported

N/A

20

53

Lab Component Indicator

Not reported

N/A

20

54

Optimum Number of Seats

Not reported

N/A

3

55

Advanced Indicator

Not reported

N/A

5

56

Primary Instruction Type Code

Not reported

N/A

3

57

Primary Instruction Delivery Method Code

Not reported

N/A

20

58

Primary Instruction Medium Type Code

Not reported

N/A

20

59

Course Level Code

Not reported

N/A

20

60

Catalog Course Code

Not reported

N/A

20

61

State Standards Aligned Indicator

Not reported

N/A

20

62

Curriculum Framework type Code

Not reported

N/A

30

63

End of Course Exam Required Indicator

Not reported

N/A

20

64

Course Sequence Code

Not reported

N/A

20

65

Number of Parts

Not reported

N/A

3,0

66

Organization Defining Course

Not reported

N/A

100

67

Minimum Number of Credits

Not reported

N/A

8,4

68

Maximum Number of Credits

Not reported

N/A

8,4

69

General Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

70

College Level Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

71

Untracked Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

72

HS Equivalent Indicator

Not reported

N/A

3

73

Correspondence Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

74

Distance Learning Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

75

Graduation Credit Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

76

Magnet Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

77

Pre-advanced Placement Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

78

Pre-International Baccalaureate Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

79

Other Characteristic Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

80

NCAA Eligibility Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

81

Career Cluster Code

Not reported

N/A

N/A

82

Ability Grouping Indicator

Not reported

N/A

N/A

83

Primary Fund Source Code

Not reported

N/A

N/A

84

Time Required for Completion

Not reported

N/A

N/A

85

Additional Credit Type Code

Not reported

N/A

N/A

86

Academic Indicator

Not Reported

N/A

N/A

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