- DATA VIEW NAME
- RETENTION_ID_CROSSWALK
- OVERVIEW
- This view contains ID, Campus ID and SSN for all students enrolled on the UW-Madison campus since the summer term of the 1984-85 academic year (term 0856). Use this view in conjunction with other retention data views when the SSN or Campus ID is needed.
- LOAD FREQUENCY
- Refreshed daily, Monday through Friday.
- DATA CUSTODIAN
- Office of the Registrar
Contact: Phil Hull - AUTHORIZATION
- You must receive approval to access data from the data custodian. For information about how to get authorized for InfoAccess data views, connect to the InfoAccess Home Page
- QUESTIONS
- Contact: Division of Information Technology Help Desk
Phone: 264-HELP (4357) - LAST UPDATED
- 04/2002 – New view created.
02/2012 – c4j Custodian Change . - DATA FORMATS
- Primary Key Columns are identified with an asterisk(*)
- Alphanumeric Data
- VARCHAR2( N) (N) = maximum length. Field contains letters and/or numbers. Trailing blanks are eliminated.
Example: VARCHAR2 (5) could contain ‘ABC12’ or ‘ABC’ or ‘A’ - Numeric Data
- NUMBER (N) (N) = length. Field contains only numbers.
NUMBER (X,Y) = format for numbers with decimal positions.
X = total number of digits
Y = the number of digits after the decimal
Examples: NUMBER (6) represents 250012 NUMBER (6,2) represents 2500.12 - Date
- DATE – Date can be in various formats. Date functions available with your query tool can be used to format the date.
Examples: DATE (YYYYMMDD), DATE (YYDDD), DATE (DD-MM-YY)
| Column Name | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| *ID | Varchar2(11) | A unique identifier for a student and will never be changed throughout the individual’s relationship with the University. This is not the same as Campus_ID. Only 10 characters are in use. |
| CAMPUS_ID | Varchar2(16) | ID number assigned to ISIS to be used by student (formerly Student ID). Only 10 characters are in use. Note: If a student’s campus_ID changes, the change is not reflected in the Retention_ID_Crosswalk unless it occurred in the current term. |
| SSN | Varchar2(15) | Student’s social security number. In ISIS this is known as the National ID (NID). Only 9 characters are in use. |
| EXTRACT_DATE_TIME | DATE | Student’s social security number. In ISIS this is known as the National ID (NID). Only 9 characters are in use. |