LIS Funding Generated Data Definition

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1 LIS Funding Flag for the aim and learner.

Purpose

2 The Learner Information Suite (LIS) generates the funding that an aim will receive. These flags indicate if an aim or learner is receiving any funding in the current academic year, according to the LIS.

Relevant Collections

  • ILR (FE)
  • ILR (UfI)

Source Data

3 The source data for the calculation of LIS Funding Flag for the Aim and Learner is the LIS funding variables.

Derived Variables and Datasets

4 The definitions produces the following derived variable(s)

Field Name

Label

Dataset

A_LIS_FG

LIS Funding Flag for this Aim in the current academic year

Aims Standard File

L_LIS_FG

LIS Funding Flag for this Learner in the current academic year

Learner Standard File, Aims Standard File

Detailed definition

5 The Learner Information Suite (LIS) generates the funding that an aim will receive in the current academic year, if an aim generates any funding then LIS Funding Flag for this Aim in the Current Academic Year (A_LIS_FG) will have a value of 1, if there is no funding generated then the value will be 0.

6 The LIS generates the funding that an aim will receive in the current academic year and also whether the Learner receives entitlement funding. If the learner has at least one aim that generates any funding, or the learner generates learner entitlement funding then LIS Funding Flag for this Learner in the Current Academic Year (L_LIS_FG) will have a value of 1, if there is no funding generated then the value will be 0.

Sample Code

7 The following sample code is available

CreatorAnalysis and MI Team
Date issued

15 November 2005

Date created

9 November 2005

Document ref.

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