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2023-03 - NZQA Standards Import Set 0 (zero) to Null

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Overview of changes included in this hotfix package

NZQA have recently included Assessment Opportunities in their Standards Import file

An update to the Synergetic NZQA Standards Import functionality to handle this change was released recently and has been found to have an issue.

This issue is fixed by running the below SQL which needs to be run against NZ instances of Synergetic.

NZQA require that where a Standard does not have an Assessment Opportunity, that this is indicated by the value being a Null.  Currently these are being set to 0 and this is causing errors to be reported.

Obtaining and applying the hotfix

We have created a SQL patch for v70 release of Synergetic. 

1) Download the .sql file from the link below :

2) Open and run the .sql file against your Synergetic Database.

3) Once the SQL has completed successfully, your system should be updated and ready to re-import the latest NZQA Standards file. 

4) Re-import the latest NZQA Standards file via the NZQA tab of Students > Student Data Import/Export...

5) The issue should now be resolved.

6) You can run this SQL to confirm the issue is repaired:

Count Assessment Opportunities
select AssessmentOpportunities, count(*)
from SubjectAssessmentNCEAStandards 
where fileyear = 2023
group by AssessmentOpportunities


There should be no AssessmentOpportunities counted for 0.


Requesting Assistance


As always, if you have any further questions or concerns, our Support team is available to assist:

Please make sure to mention that your query is in relation to the ‘NZQA Standards Assessment Opportunity not Null' fix as appropriate’ to help our support team action your request as efficiently as possible.

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