Preference Across Rating Bands {MISAPP-3}

This option generates stored data by combining the WRS scores and the preference values attached by the applicant to each qualification for which the applicant applies. The "Rating Bands" are the same as those used in {MISAPP-1}, or intervals of 50 wide applied to the WRS scores.

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 that 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
	This option works in the same way as {MISAPP-1} and {MISAPP-2}, since it will also 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 number of students indicating a specific Preference value, and with a WRS score in a specific Rating Band interval, will be counted and stored. The system will also calculate totals per Preference value and per WRS Rating Band. Note that the Rating Bands are intervals of 50 units wide. To make sure that no double counting occurs, the system will count applicants with a WRS score of higher than the lower limit of the interval and less than or equal to the upper limit into one interval. For instance, the first Rating Band interval will contain all students with a WRS score of more than zero and less than or equal to 50, the second Band will contain students with a WRS score of more than 50 but less than or equal to 100, and so on. A maximum of 14 Rating Band columns can be used, and a maximum of 99 Preference choice values.

System Select

This option works in the same way as {MISAPP-1} and {MISAPP-2}, since it will also 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 number of students indicating a specific Preference value, and with a WRS score in a specific Rating Band interval, will be counted and stored. The system will also calculate totals per Preference value and per WRS Rating Band.
Note that the Rating Bands are intervals of 50 units wide. To make sure that no double counting occurs, the system will count applicants with a WRS score of higher than the lower limit of the interval and less than or equal to the upper limit into one interval. For instance, the first Rating Band interval will contain all students with a WRS score of more than zero and less than or equal to 50, the second Band will contain students with a WRS score of more than 50 but less than or equal to 100, and so on. A maximum of 14 Rating Band columns can be used, and a maximum of 99 Preference choice values.

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Processing Rules
	No special processing rules