Pre-submission checklist
Before submitting your cohort file, check you can answer yes to the questions in the pre-submission checklist.
What to check before submitting your cohort file
Confirm you can answer yes to the following questions before submitting your cohort file
- is your Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) active
- have you received and read the SEFT guidance
- is your cohort file in .csv format
- have you included ALL the column headers in your file
- have you included all mandatory data items in your file (for example unique reference, date of birth and status)
- have you checked all data items you are supplying are in the correct format
- are all of the data items you are supplying listed in your DSA
- does your file contain less than one million records
- have you included the first part of the DSA’s NIC number in your filename
- do you know the correct SEFT folder to upload your file to
Related section to Guidance for submitting a cohort submission file
- Introduction
- Preparing your submission
- Pre-submission checklist
- Submitting your cohort
- Managing your cohort
- Outputs and results
Last edited: 26 January 2026 9:53 am