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HEI Data Submissions

Funding Unit Inventory (FI) File
Revised August 25, 1999

File Description

The Funding Unit Inventory table in the HEI database must contain a record for each funding unit in a Course Sections Taught (ST) file, Faculty and Instructional Non-faculty Funding (FF) file, or Funding Unit Expenditure (FX) file. A Funding Unit Inventory (FI) file submitted for the current term should contain only those records to be added to, changed, or deleted from the Funding Unit Inventory table as it was finalized for the previous term.

Submission Schedule

Once per term.

Capture Date

The Funding Unit Inventory (FI) file should include data for the entire term.

Relationship to Other File Submissions

The Funding Unit Inventory (FI) file must be submitted, edited, and loaded onto the database before submittal of the Course Sections Taught (ST) file, Faculty and Instructional Non-faculty Funding (FF) file, and Funding Unit Expenditure (FX) file

Data Fields

Field Names Field Attributes and Procedures Data Format
Campus Enter a campus code from Institution/CampusCodes. Alphanumeric 
4 characters 
Columns 1-4
College Enter the unique identifier for the college that houses the funding unit. Enter NA if the funding unit is not part of a college. Alphanumeric 
30 characters 
Columns 5-34
Funding Unit Enter the identifier assigned by the institution which distinguishes this funding unit from all others. Alphanumeric 
30 characters 
Columns 35-64
Funding Unit Delete Switch Enter Y if the funding unit is to be deleted from the inventory. Otherwise, enter N. Alphabetic 
1 character 
Column 65

Definitions and Descriptions of Data Fields

Campus: This four-character Regents abbreviation uniquely identifies the campus (or branch) within an institution For Cuyahoga Community College and Southern State Community College, enter CYCC and SSCC, respectively, in the campus fields of all records within the Funding Unit Inventory (FI) file.

College: Using the institution's taxonomy, designate the college which houses the funding unit. Colleges designated here should also correspond to colleges identified in the College Expenditure (CP) file.

Funding Unit: A funding unit is defined as the fiscal unit which either pays an instructor or offers a course. The organization and naming of the funding units are left to the discretion of campuses, with the exception of professional medical education. For professional level medical education institutions, use the following identifiers:

Note that only six Ohio public universities (Ohio University, Ohio State University, Wright State University, University of Cincinnati, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine) have professional level medical education.

Delete Switch: A funding unit should be deleted from the database only when the college or university decides to permanently discontinue that funding unit.

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Last updated August 25, 1999