NOTE:

• For STAAR 3-8 Alternate 2, the student does not need the service IDs listed above, but T-STAAR Alt 2 must be selected for the appropriate subject on the PRECODE page.
• When save the precode file, ensure that the Save as type field is set to All Files, not Text. Otherwise, the file will have extension '.csv.txt' which will not work.
• The Algebra II and English III options are displayed on this utility page because these tests were scheduled to be administered on a volunteer basis May 10-11, 2016. The ETS editor does not accept these courses (A2 and E3), so do not select them for the precode file that will be submitted to ETS prior to school year 2017. These options are only used to create a report and file for identifying the students who qualified for these exams prior to school year 2016-2017.

NOTE:Opening the precode file in Excel can cause leading zeros to be stripped and missing columns. To open the Excel file in order to add the header, follow these steps:

1. In Excel, open the file header template provided by the vendor.
2. At the top of the page, click the DATA tab.
3. Locate and click From Text. A browser window opens.
4. In the drop down in the bottom right, if .csv is not included in the file types, Change from Text Files to All files.
5. Navigate to and select the csv file created by the utility (ex: P183902.csv). The Text Import Wizard opens:
   1. Select Delimited and click Next.
   2. Select Comma under Delimiters and click Next.
   3. Select the first column under Data Preview, scroll to the last column, press and hold the SHIFT button while clicking the last column. This selects all columns.
   4. Select Text under Column data format, and click Finish.
   5. Under Where do you want to put the data, keep Existing worksheet selected but change value to =$A$2 to keep the header row created as part of the csv file. Click Ok.
   6. The top row will be the header provided by Pearson, the second row will be the headers created as part of the csv precode file from TXEIS.
   7. To save with the header, go to File > Save As. Save with the file name P18902 and Save as Type CSV (Comma delimited). If you receive a pop-up message indicating “Some features in your workbook might be lost if you save it as CSV (Comma delimited), click Yes.