SEVIS: Batch-file Transfer Processing

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Reference Manual for the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Batch Interface
This document is a draft version of the user manual for SEVIS Batch. The focus of this version of the user manual is processing of batch files from schools for F/M visa types.

SEVIS Batch Processing Rules
This document provides guidelines for using the SEVIS Batch Interface.

Customer Agreement for Using The SEVIS Batch-File Transfer Process

Process for Using the SEVIS Batch-File Transfer

Blank Tag Matrix - June 2005
The Blank Tag Matrix provides full schema details regarding the use of uploading blank (null) tags while using the SEVIS Batch Interface. This document illustrates which XML tags can be uploaded with null values and also those where no XML tag is necessary to achieve a successful upload into the system.

Documents



File Title:	SEVIS API
Description:	Specifies the batch interface between the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and the institutions' internal systems (user systems). This file contains the all of the information through Appendix E referenced in the table of contents. Please see below for Appendix F and Attachments A through E.
File Date:	12/19/2008
File Size:	1462 KB
File Type:	PDF
File Name:	SEVIS API.pdf
File Title:	SEVIS API
Description:	Specifies the batch interface between the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and the institutions' internal systems (user systems). This file contains the all of the information through Appendix E referenced in the table of contents. Please see below for Appendix F and Attachments A through E.
File Date:	12/19/2008
File Size:	2880 KB
File Type:	MS WORD
File Name:	SEVIS API.doc
File Title:	SEVIS Lookup Tables
Description:	Appendix F of the SEVIS API. Contains the codes referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd.
File Date:	12/19/2008
File Size:	996 KB
File Type:	PDF
File Name:	SEVIS Lookup Tables.pdf
File Title:	SEVIS Lookup Tables
Description:	Appendix F of the SEVIS API. Contains the codes referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd.
File Date:	12/19/2008
File Size:	3419 KB
File Type:	MS Word
File Name:	SEVIS Lookup Tables.doc



XSD Files

NOTE: The following XML schemas are for the Production environment.



File Title:	SEVIS Create-UpdateStudent
Description:	Attachment A of the SEVIS API. Defines the format of the data document containing student information uploaded to SEVIS.
File Date:	02/20/2009
File Size:	79 KB
File Type:	.xsd
File Name:	Create-UpdateStudent.xsd
File Title:	SEVIS Create – Update Exchange Visitor
Description:	Attachment B of the SEVIS API. Defines the format of the data document containing exchange visitor information uploaded to SEVIS.
File Date:	02/20/2009
File Size:	40 KB
File Type:	.xsd
File Name:	Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd
File Title:	SEVIS Common
Description:	Attachment C of the SEVIS API. Defines the generic data structures that are referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd..
File Date:	02/20/2009
File Size:	22 KB
File Type:	.xsd
File Name:	Common.xsd
File Title:	SEVIS Table
Description:	Attachment D of the SEVIS API. Contains the codes referenced in Create-UpdateStudent.xsd and Create-UpdateExchangeVisitor.xsd.
File Date:	02/20/2009
File Size:	138 KB
File Type:	.xsd
File Name:	SEVISTable.xsd
File Title:	SEVIS Transaction Log
Description:	Attachment E of the SEVIS API. Defines the format of the transaction log that is downloaded from SEVIS.
File Date:	06/29/2007
File Size:	13 KB
File Type:	.xsd
File Name:	SevisTransLog.xsd