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Person Identifier

Definition

A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to a person by a school, school system, a state, or other agency or entity.

Format

Alphanumeric - 40 characters maximum

Usage Notes

CEDS "Identifier" elements reflect the intent of the XSD:Token format, i.e. a string in which carriage return, line feed, and tab characters have been removed as well as any internal sequences of two or more spaces and any leading or trailing spaces.

An Identifier MAY be a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) / Globally Unique Identifier (GUID), i.e.128-bit unique identifiers generated according to the algorithms and encoding standards of RFC 4122.

Related Domains, Entities and Categories

Assessments -> Assessment Result -> Scorer (Data Model ID = 67911) 
Credentials -> Credential Award -> Credential Issuer (Data Model ID = 68846) 
Credentials -> Credential Definition Agent (Data Model ID = 68847) 
Early Learning -> Parent/Guardian -> Identity -> Identification (Data Model ID = 67908) 
Early Learning -> Parent/Guardian -> Relationship (Data Model ID = 69873) 
K12 -> K12 Student -> Individualized Program -> Authorization (Data Model ID = 68853) 
K12 -> K12 Student -> Individualized Program -> Eligibility -> Authorization (Data Model ID = 68854) 
K12 -> K12 Student -> Individualized Program -> Services -> Service Provider (Data Model ID = 68848) 
K12 -> Parent/Guardian -> Identity -> Identification (Data Model ID = 68387) 
K12 -> Parent/Guardian -> Relationship (Data Model ID = 67909) 
Postsecondary -> Parent/Guardian -> Identity -> Identification (Data Model ID = 68759) 
Postsecondary -> Parent/Guardian -> Relationship (Data Model ID = 67910) 
Postsecondary -> PS Student -> Academic Record -> Academic Award -> Endorser (Data Model ID = 68849) 
Postsecondary -> PS Student -> Academic Record -> Academic Award -> Thesis or Dissertation Advisor (Data Model ID = 68850) 
Postsecondary -> PS Student -> Institution Enrollment -> Prior Academic Award -> Endorser (Data Model ID = 68851) 
Postsecondary -> PS Student -> Institution Enrollment -> Prior Academic Award -> Thesis or Dissertation Advisor (Data Model ID = 68852) 
Workforce -> Quarterly Employment Record (Data Model ID = 69005) 
Workforce -> Workforce Program Participant -> Identity -> Identification (Data Model ID = 69007) 

Related Topics

Early Learning -> Program Quality 

Global ID

001572

Term ID

24551

Element Technical Name

PersonIdentifier

URL

https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001572    (Email this link)

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