Qualifications Across Preferences {MISAPP-2}

This option generates stored data about the qualification for which the applicant applied with respect to the Preference the applicant attached to the qualification.

A student may apply for more than one qualification, but will normally attach a certain preference value to the each qualification application. For instance, the student may apply for a BSc degree as a first choice, and a BA degree as second choice (if applications are handled by a CAO, then the applicant may apply for the two degrees at two different institutions). The preference value of the BSc will be smaller than the preference value of the BA. Typically the applicant will attach a preference value of 1 to the BSc and a 2 to the BA (or a 1 to the degree at the institution of first choice and a 2 to the degree at the institution of second choice).

Prompt Text ^{* an item between square brackets [ ] is the default answer}	Type & Length	Comments
Academic Calendar Year	YYYY
Block Code	A1
CAO Qualification [O]nly, (N)on-CAO, or (B)oth	A1	NB: Institutions which do not use a CAO, but capture Student Application information by hand, must ALWAYS choose N or B on this option.

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System Select
	The system will again first check if a previous request was done from the same menu option before, using exactly the same input parameters. If such a previous request is found, the previous request will be deleted and be replaced by the new request. If no such previous request is found, a new set of stored data will be created, with its relevant request number. The system will then read the information for each applicant from the Student Applications subsystem for the Academic Year and Block as requested by the user. The Preference value attached by the applicant to the qualification is then read. The system will add up the number of applicants who indicated a specific Preference value for the relevant qualification. Finally, totals are calculated per Preference value and per qualification. Note that the user must be careful when interpreting the meaning attached to the Preference values. The meaning of the Preference value for applications captured per hand may be different from those Preference values attached by the CAO. The user should make sure of the rules attached to this value, both internally and at the CAO authority, before interpreting them.

System Select

The system will again first check if a previous request was done from the same menu option before, using exactly the same input parameters. If such a previous request is found, the previous request will be deleted and be replaced by the new request. If no such previous request is found, a new set of stored data will be created, with its relevant request number.
The system will then read the information for each applicant from the Student Applications subsystem for the Academic Year and Block as requested by the user. The Preference value attached by the applicant to the qualification is then read. The system will add up the number of applicants who indicated a specific Preference value for the relevant qualification. Finally, totals are calculated per Preference value and per qualification.
Note that the user must be careful when interpreting the meaning attached to the Preference values. The meaning of the Preference value for applications captured per hand may be different from those Preference values attached by the CAO. The user should make sure of the rules attached to this value, both internally and at the CAO authority, before interpreting them.

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Processing Rules
	No special processing rules