# Set up your data for IPEDS OM processing

## To use the `produce_om_report` function, your data must be in the format described below

> - One row per person
> - One IPEDS Unitid per file
> - Columns with values and types as described below (additional columns are allowed)

Column Name | Column Type | Acceptable Value - Definition
--- | --- | ---
Unitid | Numeric | (relevant unitid; xxxxxx)
StudentId | Numeric or Character | (any unique identifier for each student)
CohortType | Numeric | 1 - First-time, full-time entering students (FTFT) 2 - First-time, part-time entering students (FTPT) 3 - Non-first-time, full-time entering students (NFTFT) 4 - Non-first-time, part-time entering students (NFTPT)
Recipient | Numeric | 1 - Pell Grant recipients 2 - Non-Pell Grant recipients
CohortStatus | Character | Exclude, Include
AwardLevel4 | Numeric | Status at year 4 1 - Certificates 2 - Associates 3 - Bachelors 4 - None Awarded Yet/Not Relevant
AwardLevel6 | Numeric | Status at year 6 1 - Certificates 2 - Associates 3 - Bachelors 4 - None Awarded Yet/Not Relevant
AwardLevel8 | Numeric | Status at year 8 1 - Certificates 2 - Associates 3 - Bachelors 4 - None Awarded Yet/Not Relevant
EnrollStatus8 | Numeric | Enrollment at year 8 1 - Still enrolled 2 - Enrolled elsewhere 4 - Graduated/Not Relevant