Most fields require the entry of values that fill all character spaces allotted to that field.
There are some fields, however, for which the entry will not completely fill the field. The following guidelines are the general rules for coding numeric and alphanumeric values that do not completely fill their fields. Any exception to these rules will be specifically noted in the data format column of the data fields section in HEI data submissions documents. When a value indicating identity will not fill the field, left-justify the value and leave spaces to the right of the value blank. Alphanumeric Fields Alphanumeric fields are case sensitive and blank sensitive.