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Term	Main definition
Key Field	Fields coded as “K” or “K” in the PIMS Manual Volume 1. These fields, once uploaded, cannot be overwritten. In this situation if uploaded data with a key field needs to be corrected, the entire record first must be deleted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) staff and then the corrected record must be uploaded. A field or a group of fields coded as “K” or “K” which together form a unique identifier for a record Hits - 10001
Keystone Exam	Keystone End of Course Exam Hits - 7751

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Main definition

Key Field

Fields coded as “K” or “K*” in the PIMS Manual Volume 1. These fields, once uploaded, cannot be overwritten. In this situation if uploaded data with a key field needs to be corrected, the entire record first must be deleted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) staff and then the corrected record must be uploaded. A field or a group of fields coded as “K” or “K*” which together form a unique identifier for a record

Hits - 10001

Keystone Exam

Keystone End of Course Exam

Hits - 7751