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System Field Name

NETID

Definition/Usage

The unique identifier used to authenticate to university computer applications, systems and services.

Values

abc01001

Example

jps19002

Characters 1-3: (jps) Generally, protocol is First Name Initial, Middle Initial, Last Name InitialRandomly generated three-character prefix. Legacy data may include the user’s initials.

Characters 4 and 5: (2019) The two-digit year the netid was generated.

Characters 6 - 8: (002) Incrementally assigned when the first 5 characters are already assigned to someone.John Patrick Smith was assigned a netid in 2019 and John is the second person in 2019 to have the initials jps.

Notes

  • assigned to students, faculty and staff by ITS.

  • the two-digit year should not be used as an attribute to determine an individual’s start date, effective date, etc.

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