National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data & Technology A Service of the Children's Bureau & Member of the T/TA Network

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The links below provide instructions and syntax to use the Children’s Bureau CFSR Composite Utility with any submission period as well as alternating calendar year periods. Please download and read the instruction manual prior to proceeding.

New materials will be posted following each time period. Contact Aiyana Pucci at apucci@cwla.org for assistance with this syntax.

No changes have been made to Composite Utility since the last update by the Children’s Bureau Data Team in April 2009.

Convert 6-Month Period Extracts

 Fiscal Year Periods (corresponds with either A or B submission periods)

 Calendar Year Periods (corresponds with either 1st or 2nd half of calendar year)

Build Annual Files

Fiscal Years (corresponds with A & B submission periods)

Calendar Years (non-submission time periods that correspond with the calendar year)

Change Dates Files

Fiscal Years (corresponds with A & B submission periods)

Calendar Year Periods (corresponds with either 1st or 2nd half of calendar year)