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XML Dialogues

Table of Contents

3Revision History

Purpose of this Document 7

Student Data System XML Dialogues 7

Typical Dialogues 7

Saskatchewan Learning K-12 XML Specification 9

1. Objects 10

1.1 SchoolTerm 10

1.2 SchoolClass 10

1.3 StudentSchoolEnrollment 11

1.4 StudentProgramEnrollment 11

1.5 StudentPersonal 12

1.6 StudentClassEnrollment 12

1.7 StudentExamRegistration 12

1.8 StudentClassMark 12

1.9 StudentSupplementalMark 12

1.10 StudentCourseHistory – last support is in Release 1.1 14

1.11 StudentExternalCourse 14

1.12 StudentEnrollment 14

1.13 StudentCourseEnrollments 15

1.14 StudentCompletedCourses 17

1.15 DeptCourses 19

1.16 AllStudentClassEnrollments 19

1.17 StudentsNotReEnrolled……………… 20

1.18 No Longer Used 21

1.19 StudentPAAModule 21

2. Elements 22

2.1 TermInfo 22

2.2 ClassIdentification 22

2.3 ClassInfo 23

2.4 StudentIdentification 23

2.5 StudentInfo 24

2.6 SchoolEnrollmentInfo 31

2.7 ProgramEnrollmentInfo 34

2.8 ClassEnrollmentInfo 34

2.9 ExamRegistrationInfo 35

2.10 ExamLocation 36

2.11 SchoolMarkInfo 36

2.12 StudentCourseInfo – last support is in Release 1.1 37

2.13 StudentExternalCourseInfo 37

2.14 StudentClass 38

2.15 StudentDeptExam 38

2.16 CompletedCourse 38

2.17 DeptCourse 39

3. Queries 40

3.1 SL_QueryObject – last support is in Release 1.1 40

3.2 GeneralQuery 40

3.3 QueryByStudent 41

3.4 QueryBySchool 42

4. Message Infrastructure 45

4.1 SL_Message 46

4.2 SL_Header 46

4.3 SL_UserCredentials – removed from specification 47

4.4 SL_Event 48

4.5 SL_Request 49

4.6 SL_Response 50

4.7 SL_Ping 53

Appendix A – Country, Language and Province/State Codes 54

Appendix B – Additional Edits 73

SchoolId 75

SchoolClass 75

StudentSchoolEnrollment 75

StudentClassEnrollment 76

StudentClassMark 77

StudentSupplementalMark 77

StudentInfo 78

SL_Query 79

Automatic Setting of End Dates 80

Revision History

Date Version Changes

2003 Sep 30

Pre-release

Object StudentExamRegistration (2.14) added.

Diagrams of objects updated to reflect 2.14.

Note added under StudentSectionEnrollment.

OtherId code for SIN removed (will not be used).

2003 Oct 6

Pre-release

Changed capitalization on the following (for consistency):

ClassID changed to ClassId

LearningIDNumber changed to LearningIdNumber

SL_MsgID changed to SL_MsgId

SL_SourceID changed to SL_SourceId

SL_UserID changed to SL_UserId

Corrected SLSourceID to SL_SourceId in specification (examples already had the underscore).

2003 Oct 7

Pre-release

Changed capitalization on the following (for consistency):

CountryofBirth changed to CountryOfBirth

CountryofCitizenship changed to CountryOfCitizenship

MediumofInstruction changed to MediumOfInstruction

Changed LastName to allow spaces in the name.

Specified that Email has to have exactly one @ character.

Corrected some conditions in section 5 Transactions (objects required for transmitting student marks).

2003 Oct 8

Pre-release

Character restrictions added to FirstName, MiddleName, Suffix and PreferredName.

2003 Oct 9

Pre-release

SL_SourceId clarified to be department assigned number

SchoolYear format changed from YYYY to YYYY-YYYY

2003 Oct 15

Pre-release

Action “Delete” added – allowed only for StudentSchoolEnrollment and StudentSectionEnrollment.

Attribute Reason added to SL_Event to support action of “Delete”.

Additional languages added to language code table, some codes changed.

2003 Oct 23

Pre-release

Moved PreviousProvState and PreviousCountry from StudentPersonal to StudentSchoolEnrollment

Clarified enrollment types and outcomes for out-of-province home-based schooling.

2003 Oct 24

Pre-release

Added StudentExamRegistration to the table indicating minimal XML for each complete transaction (section 5).

2003 Oct 27

Pre-release

Added a separate language code for Michif.

2003 Oct 29

Pre-release

Changed the xmlns string. Added attributes xmlns:xsi and xsi:schemaLocation to SL_Message.

Street element of Address changed from optional to required.

2003 Oct 31

Release 1.0

Released.

2003 Nov 13

Release 1.0

Added program code for Special Education

Date Version Changes

2003 Nov 24

Release 1.0

Date format changed to YYYY-MM-DD (from YYYYMMDD).

SL_Query changed – SL_QueryObject tag goes around variables now.

2003 Dec 3

Release 1.1

Reorganization of objects so that each object is a complete transaction.

Some elements and attributes renamed.

Some elements reordered.

Some codes changed from numeric to mnemonic.

Edit rules incorporated from previously separate document.

Response status code values added.

Message severity code of “severe error” dropped.

Please contact Saskatchewan Learning if you wish to see a complete list of changes.

2003 Dec 4

Release 1.1

SchoolMarkInfo CorrectionCode made optional (defaults to No).

PhoneNumber Type made optional (defaults to Home).

SL_Header Zone made optional (defaults to Central Standard Time).

Attribute ObjectData within SL_Response/SL_Ack/ SL_Error renamed to ObjectName (for consistency).

2003 Dec 9

Release 1.1

PostalCode made optional for physical addresses.

Default added for ScopeCode if not specified in SL_Query.

Added edits:

· Term end date must be within school year indicated.

· Class end date must not be before start date.

· Receiving new primary e-mail address will automatically end-date previous primary e-mail address.

· Class enrollment exit date (dropped date) cannot be before class start date.

Some other edits clarified (not changed in intent).

2003 Dec 12

Release 1.1

Guidelines for how to create SL_MsgId added.

2004 Jan 5

Release 1.1

Canal Zone (CZ) dropped from list of Canadian provinces and U.S. states – no longer a part of the U.S.

2004 Jan 13

Release 1.1

Added new Language codes.

2004 Jan 14

Release 1.1

Sending student’s program enrollment in school enrollment object allowed (for “add” object only).

Encoding attribute added to SL_Password.

2004 Jan 15

Release 1.1

See changes made in Appendix B (additional edits).

2004 Jan 19

Release 1.1

Object StudentChallengeMark removed. Course challenge marks cannot be submitted via XML according to department policy (they require appropriate paperwork).

2004 Jan 29

Release 1.1

Grade is required for enrollment of a new student.

Date Version Changes

2004 Feb 5

Release 1.1

SL_UserCredentials removed from the specification – users will have to provide userid and password in order to send the XML.

2004 Feb 19

Release 1.1

SL_EventObject added to SL_ObjectData in SL_Response, to be consistent with SL_ObjectData in SL_Event.

ExitDate dropped from object ProgramEnrollmentInfo.

2004 Feb 25

Release 1.1

ExitType required when ExitDate provided in SchoolEnrollmentInfo.

2004 Feb 26

Release 1.1

New grade code added to distinguish two levels of pre-kindergarten.

Clarification added regarding changing country of citizenship and language(s) used in the home.

New edit and warning messages added (see Appendix B).

2004 Feb 27

Release 1.1

End date of term must fall between Sept 1 and Aug 31 (rather than Aug 1 and July 31).

References to rules for internal use by Saskatchewan Learning added. Vendors can ignore these.

2004 Mar 25

Release 1.1

Restrictions added on what school enrollment data can be changed after initial submission.

Restrictions noted on registering a student for a supplemental or adult challenge dept exam (writing centre has to be approved).

2004 Mar 29

Release 1.1

SL_QueryObject made repeatable and RefId added to it as a mandatory attribute

2004 May 10

Release 1.1

Names of programs updated; 2 French programs added

2004 Jun 21

Release 1.1

Added “Saulteaux” to the list of languages

2004 Nov 17

Release 1.1

Any date within the exam period will be accepted for the ExamPeriodEndDate (does not have to be the last day of the exam period)

2004 Dec 2

Release 1.1

System will automatically register students in dept exams if mark source is “blended” and dept exam registration is not provided.

2005 Feb 23

Release 1.1

Clarified th