Characters Used in Codes

You CAN ONLY USE the following characters in Student Manager code fields (e.g. course codes, catalog codes, grouping codes, etc.):

• Letters [ABC]
• Numbers [123]
• Hyphens [-]
• Undescores [_]
• Periods [.]

Unless otherwise specified, you CANNOT USE these characters:

• Spaces in codes [COM 123]
• Symbols [, ; : ? ! - / & \ # ~ @ $ % ^ + = < > ' " | ( ) [ ] { } ]

The above rules ALSO APPLY TO Grouping Code Descriptions and Location/Building Names.

Exceptions

You may use spaces in these codes:

• Coordinator.
• Department - no code field--enter your department into the Description field.
• Main Fees - no code field--enter your fee name into the Description field.
• Additional/Optional Fees - no description field--enter your fee name into the Code field.
• Registration (OTF) Adjustment Fees - no description field--enter your fee name into the Code field.
• Refund Wizard Fee Names - no description field--enter your fee name into the Code field.

You may use apostrophes in theses codes:

• Location/Building names, e.g. Chuck's Cabin.
• Location's Campus field.

Code Descriptions

You CAN USE the Description field to more fully describe the specific code:

The description shows in the Code list, so the user will be able to tell what a specific code means: