Reference Data lets you configure a standard set of values that apply to the various drop-downs that exist within the system.
Reference Data options are conveniently named, so you know exactly which drop-down fields you’re configuring. To make things even easier, we've created this overview to help you tailor your instance of Student Management System in a way that makes sense for your institution.
Reference Data Breakdown
Below is a list of all the Fields available in Lookups → Reference Data. Each field includes a Description, a Location and whether there are Default Values applied.
Name | Description | Default Values | Field Location |
AAC | This is a list of all of the Australian Apprentice Centres (AAC) in Australia. It is a field for anyone undergoing a Traineeship/Apprenticeship Program. | Yes | Enrolment → Trainee/Apprentice → AASN* *AASN must first be enabled. |
Absence Reason | This is for tracking a student's attendance against an event. If a student is graded as 'Absent' a set of standard reasons can be applied to the student's record. | Yes | Course → Event → Attendance → Mark → Reason (when Attendance is set to Absent)
Enrolment → Attendance → Attendance/Absent Reason |
Academic Period Status | The Academic Period Status is used to track the 'Status' of the Academic Period against a Student's Enrolment. For example; they could have completed the first academic period but deferred the second. | Yes | Enrolment → Academic Period* → Status *Academic Period must first be enabled. |
Accommodation Rate | This is for the price of accommodation per night. It is charged as part of a Homestay Service and is only applicable if Homestay is enabled as a Service. | No | Party Profile → Services → Accommodation → Invoice Options *Reference Data will appear under Scheduled. *Homestay must first be enabled. |
Assessment Method | These are the assessment methods and typically relates to your Training and Assessment Strategy (TAS). | Yes | Course → Details → Settings → Assessment Method
Enrolment → Units → Advanced Details |
Attendance Status | This is for tracking student's attendance against an event. For example; Present, late, missing etc. | Yes | Course → Event → Attendance → Mark → Attendance Status
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Availability Status | This represents the status of the Service Types that are offered by a Service Provider. | Yes | Company → Service Centre → Availability → Service → Status *Services must first be enabled. |
Batch Log Type | This is a category for the type of 'Batch Log' that has been run. | Yes | Administration → Batch Log → Type |
Block Training | This field is used to categorise the Elements/Activities into Blocks. | Yes | Curriculum → Element/Activities → Block |
Breaks/Holidays | This can be used to add your institutions 'break periods' within an Academic Calendar. These represent exclusion dates within an Academic Period. When added, a break/holiday will be factored into the Amortisation/Draw-Down Calculation. | No | Program → Breaks* *Breaks must first be enabled. |
Cancel Or Suspend Status | This field refers to the Cancel/Suspend status of an 'Enrolment'. | No | Enrolment → Cancel/Suspend* → Status *Cancel/Suspend must first be enabled under Configuration → Preferences. |
Cancel/Suspend Reasons | This field refers to the list of reasons that can be selected from when a Cancel/Suspend Status is applied to an Enrolment Record. | No | Enrolment → Cancel/Suspend* → Reason *Cancel/Suspend must first be enabled under Configuration → Preferences. |
Check Type | These refer to a standard set of requisite checks that can exist against a Party Record. For example; a Blue Card, Working with Children Check, First Aid Check etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Compliance→ Checks → New Checks → Type |
Check-In Type | This is a category for a type of 'Service' Check-In. For example; a Placement Review - 1 Month. | No | Services → Check-In Templates → Type *Check-In's must first be enabled. |
Company Type | This is a category for a type of 'Company'. These 'Types' will make up the Companies sub-menu. | Yes | Company → Details → Profile → Company Type |
Contact Role | This refers to the role of the Companies Point of Contact (PoC) within the institution. | Yes | Company → Profile → Contacts → New Contacts → Roles (radio button selection) |
Cost Centre | This field is used to record, manage and allocate costs to different areas within the institution. | No | Course → Details → Main → Cost Centre |
Country | A country coding index that has been developed, by the NCVER, to assist in the use and implementation of the country classification. This standardised list of countries is available when applying a country location against a particular record i.e. Party Record, Course, Sales Lead etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Details → Address → Country
*Group must first be enabled. |
Course Costs | This is a centralised area of common costs that form part of the institution's curriculum or services. This is designed to augment value against your curriculum or services to understand the viability of those offerings at a net value. | No | Course → Finance → Costs → New → Name |
Course Requirements | This field allows you to define a set of entry/course requirements as part of the course application process. Requirements can be applied to a Program or Course and will automatically populate the entry requirements for a Course Application. | No | Course → Requirements → Requirements |
Course Status | This field refers to the internal status of a course. For example; Active, Pending, Under Review, Cancelled. | No | Course → Details → Main → Course Status |
Course Type | This is a category for a type of 'Course'. | Yes | Course → Details → Settings → Offer Type |
Delivery Method | This refers to the method of distribution for an invoice. | Yes | Invoice → Delivery Method |
Department | This field refers to the Departments that exists within your workforce. For example; Administration, IT Support, Education etc. | Yes | Enrolment → Workforce Details* → Department *Workforce Details must first be enabled under Enrolment Preferences. |
Discount Code | This is where you can configure the Discount Codes that can be applied against a payment option/s. | No | Enrolment Wizard → Payment Tab → Payment Option → Discount* *This is not a drop-down field. This field works by matching the input string with your reference data table options. *Discount Code must be first enabled for Payment Option. |
Division | This field refers to the Divisions that exists within your workforce. For example; Higher Education, Vocational Education, VETDSS etc. | Yes | Enrolment → Workforce Details* → Division *Workforce Details must first be enabled through Enrolment Preferences. |
Document Category | This is a high-level way to categorise a set of documents. For example; General, Compliance, Feedback, Identification etc. | Yes | New Document → Document → Category |
Document Type | This is a category for a type of 'Document'. For example; Passport, Visa, Working with Childen's Check etc. | Yes | New Document → Document → Type |
Element Type | This is a category for a type of 'Elements'. For example; practical, theoretical etc. | Yes | Curriculum → Element → Type |
Email Type | This is a category for a type of 'Email'. For example; personal, work etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Details → Email → Drop-Down (next to input) |
Employee Title Type | This refers to the Job Title of an employee within an institution to external to the institution. For example; Administration, Compliance, Support etc. | Yes | Enrolment → Employers → Employee Title |
Employer Status | This field refers to the internal status of an employer. For example; active, inactive, pending etc. | Yes | Company → Details → Profile → Status |
Employment Basis | This refers to the basis on which an employee is employed. For example; Full-Time, Part-Time Contractor etc. | Yes | Staff → Staff Profile → Employment Basis |
Employment Type | This is a category for a type of 'Employment'. For example; Contractors, Host Employer, Internal Employer etc. | Yes | Enrolment → Employers → Employment Type |
End Reason | This field provides a list of reasons for why a Trainee/Apprentice may have left a program. | Yes | Enrolment → Trainee/Apprentice → End Reason |
Enrolment Status | This field refers to the internal status of a Students Enrolments against an Enrolment Record. *Internal field. This is a non-reportable field. | Yes | Enrolment → Enrolment Status |
Enrolment Type | This is a category for a type of 'Enrolment'. For example; Apprentice, Standard, Fee for Service etc. | No | Communications → Web Content → New Web Content → Enrolment Type *Web Content must first be enabled. |
Equipment | The field provides a drop-down list of Equipment that can be applied to an Event. For example; Projector, HDMI Cable, Printer etc. | No | Event → Equipment |
Ethnic Origin | This field is only applicable if New Zealand is an 'Allowed State/Region'. This is for NZ compliance/reporting purposes. | Yes | Party Profile → Compliance → AVETMISS → Background → Ethnic Origin |
Event Series Type | This is a category for a type of 'Event Series'. For example; Hospitality, Business, ELICOS etc. | Yes | Scheduling → Series → Series Type |
Event Type | This is a category for a type of 'Event'. For example; Online, Workshop, Face to Face etc. | Yes | Event → Type |
Event Type (Internal) | This is a category for a type of 'Event - Internal'. Internal Reference Only - This could be used as an additional way to categorise events for internal reporting purposes. | Yes | Event → Type (Internal) |
Family Payment Rate | This stipulates the base rate that can be charged by a Host Family per night for their service. | No | Finance Hub → New Family Payment → Family Payment Rate |
Family Payment Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Family Payment'. For example; Payment Made, Overdue etc. | Yes | Host Family → Finance → Family Payments → Status |
Family Payment Variation Status | This field refers to the status of a Family Payment Variation and why you gave the varied rate. | Yes | Host Family → Finance → Variations → New Variation → Status |
Family Payments | This field refers to the type of 'Family Payments'. | No | Finance → Family Payments* (if Host Family enabled) *Host Family must first be enabled. |
Fee Exemption State | AVETMISS Fee Exemption Listing (Course/Enrolment). This field is primarily used for Funding or Purchasing Contract IDs. | Yes | Course → Claims and Funding → Fee Exemption State |
Fee Exemption State (Second Character) | This field is primarily used for Funding or Purchasing Contract IDs. | Yes | Enrolment → Claims/Funding → State-Specific Data → Fee Exemption State (Second Character) |
Form Category | This is a high-level way to categorise a set of forms. | Yes | Feedback Forms → New Form → Category |
Funding Source State | AVETMISS State Funding Source (if state funding) - not required by all States (Course/Enrolment) | Yes | Enrolment → Claims/Funding → Funding Source State |
Group Costs | This field refers to the type of Costs that may be associated with a Group. For example; Membership Fee, Administration Fee etc. | No | Group → Finance → Costs → Name |
Group Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Group'. For example; Active, Inactive, Pending etc. | Yes | Group* → Main → Status *Group must first be enabled. |
Group Type | This is a category for a type of 'Group'. | No | Group* → Main → Type *Group must first be enabled. |
Health Insurance Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Health Insurance'. | Yes | Party Profile → Compliance → International → Health Insurance → Status* *Status must first be enabled. |
Host Family Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Host Family'. | Yes | Host family* → Profile → Status *Host Family must first be enabled. |
Identification Type | This is a category for a type of 'Identification'. For example; Drivers License, ABN, Tax File Number etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Details → Identification → Drop Down Menu (next to input) |
Industry | This field refers to the type of 'Industry' that a Company may belong to. E.g. Aged Care. Children's Services etc. | No | Company → Details → Profile → Industry |
Interview Rating | This field refers to a list of drop-down options that can be used to Rate an Interview with a Prospective Student. | Yes | Course Application → Edit → Interview Tab → Rating (Dropdown) |
Invoice Option Type | This is a category for a type of 'Invoice Options'. For example; Online, Cash, Third-Party Payment etc. | Yes | Course → Finance → Payment Options → Create a New or Add a Payment Option → Type (Dropdown) |
Invoice Status | This field refers to the status of an 'Invoice'. | Yes | Invoices → New Invoice → Status |
Invoicing Method | This field refers to the Invoicing Method against a Payment Option. For example; Immediate, Scheduled etc. | Yes | Course → Finance → Payment Options → Create a New or Add a Payment Option → Create (Drop-Down) |
Itinerary | This field references a pre-defined itinerary. | No | Group → Itinerary → New → Name |
Ledger Category | This is a high-level way to categorise a Ledger. | Yes | Ledger Code Lookup Table → Ledger Category |
Ledger Code Lookup | This field refers to the Codes allocated to the Ledger Items and is used for reporting purposes. | Yes | Invoice → Ledger |
Ledger Type | This is a category for a type of 'Ledger'. | Yes | Ledger Code Lookup Table → Ledger Type |
Lifestyle | This refers to the 'Lifestyle' drop-down field under the Workforce Details tab on a Student Enrolment Record. For example; FIFO, Residential etc. | Yes | Enrolment → Workforce Details* → Lifestyle *Workforce Details must first be enabled under Enrolment Preferences. |
Pay Later Reason | When the 'Pay Later' button, against a Course Form, is selected it provides options during the Student Application process. For example; Pay Now, Pay Later. | Yes | Course Application Form → Payment → Pay Later → The student select from the following options: Pay Now, Pay Later (radio buttons) |
Payment Source | This refers to how the payment has been received. For example; Cheque, Cash, Visa Debit etc. | Yes | Payment → New Payment → Source |
Payment Type | This is a category for a type of 'Payment'. | Yes | Payment → New Payment → Type |
Pipeline | This refers to the Pipeline drop-down that exists against a Sales Lead Record. For example; this could refer to the stages of a prospective student from EOI to Closed Won. | No | Sales → Sales Lead → Pipeline |
Program | This refers to the 'Program' drop-down field under the Workforce Details tab on a Student Enrolment Record. | No | Enrolment → Workforce Details* → Program *Workforce Details must first be enabled under Enrolment Preferences. |
Program Category | This is a high-level way to categorise different sets of Programs. For example; BSB Business Services Training Package, CHC Community Services Training Package etc. | Yes | Program → Details → Category |
Program Custom Content | Custom Content fields are shown on the Web Content feature of Programs. | No | Communications → Web Content (if enabled) → New Web Content → Custom Content → Name *Web Content must first be enabled. |
Program Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Program'. For example; Active, Inactive etc. | Yes | Program → Details → Status |
Program Sub Category | This field gives you the ability to further define and differentiate your programs. For example; AQF Level I, AQF Level II etc. | Yes | Program → Details → Sub Category |
Prospect Cancellation Reason | You can use this field to add a list of reasons why a Prospect may cancel/withdraw their interest. This is helpful for reporting purposes. | No | Party Profile (if prospect) → Prospect → Cancel Prospect → Reason |
Prospect Referral Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Prospect Referral'. For example; Not Eligible, Commenced, Suspended etc. | Yes | Party Profile (if prospect) → Prospect → Agent Referral → Referral Status |
Prospect Type | This is a category for a type of 'Prospect'. For example; Agent Referral, Employer Referral, Sales Lead, Waiting List etc. | Yes | Party Profile (if prospect) → Prospect → Prospect Details → Type |
Quote Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Quote'. For example; Approved, Rejected etc. | Yes | Quotes → New Quote → Status |
Region | This field makes it possible to customise and apply a Region to a Course. | No | Course → Course Details → Main → Region* *Region must first be enabled under Configuration → Preferences. |
Relationship Type | Relationship Type refers to the relationship between the Student and the Contact associated with their record. For example; Brother, Mother, Father etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Profile → Contacts → New Contact → Relationship |
Retention Outcome | Retention Outcome refers to whether non-permanent staff (e.g. Trainee/Apprentice) are retrained For example; Not Retained - Performance Issues, Retained etc. | No | Enrolment → Workforce Details* → Retention Outcome *Workforce Details must first be enabled under Enrolment Preferences. |
Sales Lead - Strategic Fit Reason | Strategic Fit refers to whether or not you are selling to the right audience. This drop-down list is customisable and gives you the ability to apply a reason to a Prospect Record for whether a student is a good strategic fit. | No | Sales → Sales Lead → Strategic Fit |
Sales Lead Prospect Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Sales Lead Prospect'. For example; Active, Closed, Contact, Future Prospect etc. | Yes | Sales → Sales Lead → Prospect → Admin → Status |
Sales Lead Source | This field refers to where the Sales Lead was originally sourced. For example; Exhibition, Roadshow, Cold Call, Website, Referral etc. | Yes | Sales → Sales Lead → Source Company → Details → Profile → Source |
Sales Lead Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Sales Lead'. | Yes | Sales → Sales Lead → Status |
Scholarship | This field allows you to create a scholarship that includes the name, description, value, limits and availability. Once created, a Scholarship can then be applied to a Student Enrolment Record. | Yes | Enrolment → Higher Ed* → Add New Scholarships** *Higher Ed must first be enabled. **Scholarships must first be enabled. |
Service Category | This is a high-level way to categorise a set of Services. | No | New Service Template → Category |
Service Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Service'. | No | Service → Details → Status |
Smart Fees Category | This is a high-level way to categorise a set of Smart Fees. | Yes | Administration → Finance → Smart Fees Library → Smart Fee → Category |
Staff Charge Type | This is a category for a type of 'Staff Charge'. For example; Finders Fee, Travel Allowances etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Agreements (if enabled) → Agreement → Charge Type |
Staff Job Title | This refers to the Job Title of an employee within the business and is applied to a Staff Profile. For example; Admin Office, Student Support Officer, Trainer, Assessor etc. | No | Staff → Staff Profile → Job Title |
Staff Project Role | This field refers to the roles needed to successfully resource and manage a converted lead. The resources being added are primarily for planning purposes. I.e. if we convert this opportunity, can we service it? For example; Project Lead, Educator, Liason, Student Support Coach etc. | No | Sales Leads → Lead → Staff → New/Edit Staff → Lead Profile → Project Roles |
Staff Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Staff' profile. For example; Active, Inactive, Pending etc. | Yes | Staff → Staff Profile → Staff Status |
Staff Type | This is a category for a type of 'Staff' Profile. For example; Admissions, Student Support etc. | Yes | Staff → Staff Profile → Staff Type |
State | This field refers to a list of States/Regions of which can be recorded against a Party or Course Record. For example; NSW, QLD etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Details → Address → State
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Stream | This field refers to the Streams that exist within your Departments. For example; the Department may be Student Success but the streams are Student Support, Coaching, Mentoring, Retention etc. | No | Enrolment → Workforce Details* → Stream *Workforce Details must first be enabled under Enrolment Preferences. |
Study Area | The field refers to a list of 'Study Areas' that can be applied to a Program. For example; Animal Care, Child Care etc. | No | Program → Details → Study Area |
Study Period | Thie field refers to the Study Period that exists against the Course Details. For example; 2 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 10 Weeks. | No | Course → Course Details → Settings → Study Period
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Survey Contact Status | This field refers to the status of a 'Survey Contact'. For example; Available, Minor, Excluded etc. | Yes | Enrolment → Claims/Funding → Survey Contact Status |
Survey Type | This is a category for a type of 'Survey'. For example; Satisfaction Survey, Feedback Survey etc. | Yes | Communications → Feedback → Surveys → Survey → Type |
Tax Treatment | This field refers to how an Invoice should handle tax requirements. For example; GST Applies, GST Free etc. | Yes | Invoice → Tax |
Title | This field refers to the Title of a Party Record. For example; Miss, Mr, Mrs etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Details → Profile → Title |
Trade/Discipline | This field refers to Trade/Discipline options available under the Workforce Details for a Student Record. For example; Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering etc. | Yes | Enrolment → Workforce Details* → Trade/Discipline *Workforce Details must first be enabled under Enrolment Preferences. |
Unit Type | This is a category for a type of 'Unit'. Depending on what is selected, other checkboxes may become available. For example; Unit of Competency, Module etc. | Yes | Program → Units → Type (radio buttons). |
Vocation | This is a compliance field used for ATIS Reporting. | Yes | Enrolment → Claims/Funding → Vocation (for SA enrolment only) |
Web Content Status | This field refers to the status of the 'Web Content' feature available in a Program. | Yes | Communications → Web Content* → New Web Content → Status *Web Content must first be enabled. |
Welfare Type | This is a category for the type of 'Welfare' that can be applied against a Student Enrolment Record. For example; Age Pension, Austudy, Carer Payment etc. | Yes | Party Profile → Course Enrolment → Details → Claims / Funding Tab → Claims and Funding |