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The following resources provide technical guidance for the Data Exchange.
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We are continually improving the Data Exchange: enhancing our platform, updating our training materials, and as new programs come onboard we update our policy documents.
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The January to June reporting period has ended. Please be aware you still have over three weeks to finalise your data entry. We encourage organisations to enter your data as soon as possible to allow time to correct any data entry errors that may have occurred over the last six months.
The end of the January to June 2019 reporting period is coming up fast.
The “Appendix B – Commonwealth Agencies” document was updated on 14 February 2019. This update is for Forced Adoption Support Services service types and definitions.
The “Program activity guidance” and “Service type matrix” documents were updated on 31 January 2019. The “Program activity guidance” document has been split to detail Commonwealth and State Agencies.
Recently we revised many of the Data Exchange reports through enhancements and changes. Report contents have been tailored for screen resolutions of 1680×1050 and 1920×1080.
As we get ready for the Department’s close-down period, we’d like to advise you that the Helpdesk will not be available from 12:30pm on the 24 December 2018 to 8:30 am 2 January 2019.
The Data Exchange Protocols have been updated to reflect the 19 August 2018 Data Exchange system enhancements and changes to the SCORE framework.
The “Program activity guidance” and “Service type matrix” documents were updated on 20 August 2018.
System enhancements to the web-based portal have now occurred.
Now that we have completed the January to June reporting period, and have already started work on the July to December period, organisations are reminded of their privacy obligations that they should not share log on details between staff.