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Specifications of EWP's Interinstitutional Agreements API.
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ISCED and EQF definition #42

Closed fmapeixoto closed 4 years ago

fmapeixoto commented 4 years ago

I am opening a new issue just to be recorded here in the processes.

I noticed during the full integration of the Dashboard with the EWP network that the two fields below do not match entirely.

1st. ISCED-F-Codes which in the EWP is defined to exist only 1 maximum or none and we allow multiple selection of isced-f-codes.

2nd. EQF-Level which in the EWP is defined to exist at least one to an unlimited number and in the template says it can be optional.

Is it possible to make these changes in the definition?

MartaJuzepczuk commented 4 years ago

The first issue has already been reported in #26.

MartaJuzepczuk commented 4 years ago

1st. ISCED-F-Codes which in the EWP is defined to exist only 1 maximum or none and we allow multiple selection of isced-f-codes.

We will allow many.

2nd. EQF-Level which in the EWP is defined to exist at least one to an unlimited number and in the template says it can be optional.

In EWP API specification we have separate type for student mobilities for studies and eqf level is present (and required) only for this type. For staff and traineeships there is no eqf level. Are you sure that we should allow cooperation conditions for student mobilities for studies without eqf level?

MartaJuzepczuk commented 4 years ago

2nd. EQF-Level which in the EWP is defined to exist at least one to an unlimited number and in the template says it can be optional.

In EWP API specification we have separate type for student mobilities for studies and eqf level is present (and required) only for this type. For staff and traineeships there is no eqf level. Are you sure that we should allow cooperation conditions for student mobilities for studies without eqf level?

@fmapeixoto Could you answer? If we should change it, I would like to release this together with multiple ISCED codes.

fmapeixoto commented 4 years ago

Sorry Marta, I spoke with Daiga about this and she told me that the official template indeed marks it as optional so should not be a required field.

Then maybe when receiving each institution may require or not if it is required for the cooperation.

janinamincer-daszkiewicz commented 4 years ago

Sorry, but I do think that this is not a good idea to allow not to deliver EQF for studies. From the practical point of view this atribute is a must for studies. I understand that the template puts this atttibute in the same field for studies, staff and traineeships and only because of that makes the field optional. Daiga, could you please talk to the commission and confirm with them that they intentionally allow to skip EQF for studies?

daiga-kuzmane commented 4 years ago

Skipping EQF would mean that instead of indicating separate EQF levels - the HEI accepts/offers them all. Does that help?

fmapeixoto commented 4 years ago

So either we keep it optional and the server who receives knows it's for them all or we make it required for the client to send anything (all in this case).

kamil-olszewski-uw commented 4 years ago

Only three EQF levels are used here. I think it would be better to send all three levels, which would be different from the situation when the level is missing or not yet determined.

janinamincer-daszkiewicz commented 4 years ago

@fmapeixoto, @daiga-kuzmane what is the final decision? We want to make the change in the specification in the coming days. I think that the proposal of @kamil-olszewski-uw is a good one - it is better to be more specific.

fmapeixoto commented 4 years ago

@janinamincer-daszkiewicz I don't see any problem with @kamil-olszewski-uw proposal. For me it's fine to have it that way.

MartaJuzepczuk commented 4 years ago

Many ISCED codes added in https://github.com/erasmus-without-paper/ewp-specs-api-iias/commit/c22b7917774a265aed3acd40891d0a4771a338c0

janinamincer-daszkiewicz commented 4 years ago

Problem with many ISCED codes has been solved. EQF levels will stay as they are.