Discussion of Virginia Tech's Banner Format

The Virginia Tech Banner format is a simple, excel-compatible CSV (Comma Separated Value) file with the following columns:

1. Student ID
2. Last Name
3. First + middle name
4. Major
5. Rank (e.g., freshman, sophomore, etc.)
6. PID as e-mail addresss (PID+"@vt.edu")
7. Phone number

   • Note: You must include all seven fields for the file to be recognized because the file is read as a progression.

   However, the system only cares about columns 1, 2, 3, and 6. It uses 6 to generate the user name and columns 2 and 3 to set the users' name information.

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