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title: "The Common Application Recommendations"
slug: "the-common-application-recommendations"
updated: 2026-04-08T18:58:46Z
published: 2026-04-08T18:58:46Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.technolutions.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Common Application Recommendations

The **CommonApp Recommendations** **Source Format’s** file contains data points from school forms and submitted recommendations.

- Many institutions elect not to map this file as all of the data from the **CommonApp Recommendations** **Source Format’s**file is **also** imported as a PDF material.
  - ***As such, your readers will be able to access this information in the Slate Reader even if you do not map this file.***
- Most institutions find that mapping only the **Slate Common App ID** (**which has been pre-mapped**) is sufficient for this source format and serves as the unique identifier for the appropriate application record.
- All data points from the data feeds are associated with a student record, even if those data points are not mapped to a field.

> [!CAUTION]
> 🔔 Important!
> 
> If you elect to map this file, do **not** map any Person-scoped unique identifier pairings such as first name, last name, email, or date of birth.