Preparing the Excel Spreadsheet for Te Pukenga Base Learner Upload
Estimated time: 15mins per sheet
Check Data Extract
Ensure columns are as follows (correct spelling and order – no missing columns)
achieved_credits
date_of_birth
disability_identified_code
employer_head_office
employment_location_tla_code
english_second_language_identified_flag
ethnicity1_code
ethnicity2_code
expected_credits
funding_source_code
gender_code
industry_code
iwi1_code
iwi2_code
nsn
prior_activity_code
programme_completion_date
programme_credit
programme_duration
programme_level
programme_name
programme_number
programme_withdrawal_date
provider_code
reporting_year
self_reported_highest_secondary_qualification_code
self_reported_last_secondary_school_code
self_reported_last_secondary_school_year
student_id
total_number_of_completed_unit_standards
total_number_of_unit_standards
Formatting the Spreadsheet
Required - Install Kutools for Excel (this is used to prefix and suffix the ")
Run find and replace for gender_code (1 = M, 2 = F)
Run find a replace for disability identified (0 = 1,
Convert the date_of_birth column to date format YYYY-MM-DD
Select this column and copy content
Paste the data into Notepad
Back in the spreadsheet, delete the entire date_of_birth column
Add a blank column back into the same location
Set the format of the column to text
Copy the content from NotePad and paste to the column
Repeat steps 2 – 8 for the columns
- programme_completion_date
- programme_withdrawal_date
Select the data for column employment_location_tla_code
Format it as a custom column with 3 zeros
Use Kutools to add " before all first characters
Use Kutools to add " after last characters
Use find and replace to locate blank cells and replace with ""
Save as .CSV with the name itr_enrolment_[provider code]_YYYY(reporting year)_YYYYMM(extract year & month), e.g., itr_enrolment_8022_2019_202207
Uploading the spreadsheet
(Note: only named users who are part of the Te Pukenga team can access the VPN)
Connect to the VPN using attached instructions Te Pūkenga - Instructions - Configure User to Access the Secure VPN - v2 .pdf
Connect to https://portal.azure.com/#@tepukenga.ac.nz/resource/subscriptions/96875c6e-b722-42b6-b026-57aac3faa18b/resourceGroups/rg-test-data/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/tpadlstesttransientdata/containersList and upload the file to the Base Data folder