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Data dictionary

Data dictionary for NSW Dept. Communities and Justice/FACSIAR Data Governance Committee (Registration Authority) showing concepts registered as Standard on .

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Concepts
Name Definition Registered from Registered until
Record: Contact Record Identifier Data Element Concept The unique identification number for a Child Protection contact record (Concern Report) Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Contact Record Identifier, X(18) Data Element Unique identifier for a Child Protection contact record (Concern Report) Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record Count Code X Value Domain An indicator that a row in a dataset relates to a record. Sept. 9, 2021 --
Record: Current Record Indicator Data Element Concept Whether a record is current or active. April 7, 2021 --
Record: Current Record Indicator, No/Yes Code N Data Element Whether a record is current or active, recorded as a code set representing 'no' and 'yes'. April 7, 2021 --
Record: Date Data Element Concept A sequence of numbers identifying a particular year, month, and day Jan. 13, 2023 --
Record: Date, Day DD Data Element A sequence of numbers identifying a day Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, Day Label A(9) Data Element The name of a particular day of the week Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, Day of week N Data Element A sequence of numbers identifying a day of the week Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, Day of year NNN Data Element A sequence of numbers identifying a day (starting with day 1 on January 1st) Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, ISO Week NN Data Element Week number (according to the ISO-8601 standard) for a particular date Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, Month Label A(9) Data Element The name of a particular month Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, Month MM Data Element A sequence of numbers identifying a particular month Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: DateTime Stamp Data Element Concept A sequence of characters or encoded information identifying when a certain event occurred, at a particular time of day. April 7, 2021 --
Record: DateTime Stamp, YYYY-MM-DD Data Element A sequence of characters or encoded information identifying when a certain event occurred, on what day, and optionally including what particular time... April 7, 2021 --
Record: Date, Week NN Data Element Week number for a particular date Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, Year YYYY Data Element A sequence of numbers identifying a particular year Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Date, YYYY / MM Data Element A sequence of numbers identifying a particular year and month Jan. 13, 2023 --
Record: Date, YYYY-MM-DD Data Element Calendar date relating to a record, represented by a sequence of numbers identifying a particular year (YYYY), month (MM), and... Aug. 8, 2024 --
Record: Field Assessment Identifier Data Element Concept Unique Identifier assigned to Field Assessment record by ChildStory Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Field Assessment, Identifier X(19) Data Element Unique Identifier assigned to Field Assessment record by ChildStory Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Filename Data Element Concept File name ingested May 4, 2022 --
Record: Filename, Text X(200) Data Element File name (data) ingested into BigQuery, represented by text. May 4, 2022 --
Record: File Source Data Element Concept A code which identifies a file source, preserved in a lasting form. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: File Source Type, Code A(4) Data Element A code that represents the File Source Type. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: Financial Year Data Element Concept The fiscal year or twelve month accounting period, (which in Australia commences 1 July of a given calendar year and... April 8, 2021 --
Record: Financial Year, YY-YY Data Element The fiscal year or twelve month accounting period, which in Australia commences 1 July of a given calendar year and... May 4, 2022 --
Record: Financial Year, YYYY-YY Data Element The fiscal year or twelve month accounting period, which in Australia commences 1 July of a given calendar year and... April 8, 2021 --
Record: Helpline Assessment ID Data Element Concept Unique ID assigned to last Helpline assessment record associated with the contact Source system: Childstory - Generated CIW folder: Assessment: Helpline Assessment... Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Helpline Assessment ID, XXX-NNNNNNN Data Element Unique ID assigned to last Helpline assessment record associated with the contact Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Identifier Data Element Concept A sequence of characters which uniquely identifies an entity of an account of something, preserved in a lasting form. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: Identifier, A(3)-N(7) Data Element A sequence of characters represented as an alphanumeric string which uniquely identifies a record, preserved in a lasting form. Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Identifier, N(12) Data Element Numeric identifier allocated during processing to uniquely identify this support period Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: Identifier, N(8) Data Element A sequence of characters represented as a numeric string which uniquely identifies a data warehouse record. Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Identifier, X(10) Data Element A sequence of characters represented as an alphanumeric string which uniquely identifies an entity of an account of something, preserved... May 4, 2022 --
Record: Identifier, X(18) Data Element Unique ID assigned to a record for an individual, organisation, or an account of something; as represented by a sequence... Jan. 13, 2023 --
Record: Ingest Type Data Element Concept The process of transporting data recorded in a table of data to a target site for further processing and analysis. May 4, 2022 --
Record: Ingest Type, Label A(6) Data Element File (data) ingestion process type, represented by a label. May 4, 2022 --
Record: Insert Method Data Element Concept A number that ensures a record is unique. April 8, 2021 --
Record: Insert Method, Code A(2) Data Element A number that ensures a record is unique. April 8, 2021 --
Record: Legacy Triage Identifier, Identifier X(12) Data Element Unique ID associated with triage records migrated from KiDS Sept. 12, 2024 --
Record: Linkage key, Alpha Code XXXXX Data Element A key that enables two or more records belonging to the same individual to be brought together. It is represented... Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: Linkage Key, Identifier X(30) Data Element A key that enables two or more records belonging to the same individual to be brought together. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: Metadata type Data Element Concept The type or category of metadata used for a file, record, or collection of data. June 12, 2025 --
Record: Metadata type, Label Data Element The type or category of metadata used for a file, record, or collection of data, as represented by a label. June 12, 2025 --
Record: Period Data Element Concept A code which uniquely identifies a period, preserved in a lasting form. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: Period13, Code N Data Element A code that identifies a period of time Nov. 25, 2021 --
Record: Referral Identifier Data Element Concept A sequence of characters which uniquely identifies a record of a referral. June 12, 2025 --
Record: Referral Identifier, X(36) Data Element An identifier for a referral record, as represented by a sequence of alphanumeric characters. June 12, 2025 --
Record: Report Extraction Date Data Element Concept The date on which a report was extracted. April 8, 2021 --