11.5 Reserved Values Available for Extending ReportsΒΆ

This Code of Practice recognizes that there are some common extensions that content providers might want to include in Master Reports or when creating custom reports; therefore, the following element names and element values have been reserved for this common use:

Reserved Name

Description

Use-case

Customer_ID

An element/column heading for the body of the report.

When a report contains usage for multiple organizations.

Institution_Name

An element/column heading for the body of the report.

When a report contains usage for multiple organizations.

Format

An element name used to identify the format of the content. Reserved Values include:

  • HTML

  • PDF

  • Other

By tracking the format, the content provider can use R5 usage logs to generate R4 usage reports during the transition period.