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.
🔔 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.