First names(FNAMES)
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Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | First names |
| Short Name | FNAMES |
| Parent Entity | |
| Type | Field |
| Applicable To | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Coverage | All students where Engagement.INCOMINGEXCHANGE does not exist. |
| Description | The given names (i.e, non-surname) of the student. |
| Notes | The full given name(s) of the student, as, for example, is displayed on the student's official ID, should be returned. This field is required to be maintained throughout a student's Engagement, i.e. if the student changes their name, this field should be updated. In cases where the student does not split their name between family and forenames, the whole name should be entered in Student.SURNAME and the Student.FNAMES field is not returned. For students entering through UCAS this information will be available from UCAS via the *J transaction. The field length has been set to 100 characters to align this field with the ISB Aligned Data Definitions. |
| Reason Required | To identify students, to aid linking. |
| Field Length | 100 |
| Quality Rules | Quality Rules to follow |
| Minimum Occurrence | 0 |
| Maximum Occurrence | 1 |
| Primary Key? | False |
| Revision History | https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/coding-manual-tools/revision-histories?Collection=22056 |
