Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) naming conventions and examples for card print out
Table 1: only legal names will display on the cards. The surname in these examples are coded as XXXXXXX.
Name rules for PCC | Example from mainframe | Example from card print out |
Characters are in UPPER case | JOHN ALEX XXXXXXX | JOHN A XXXXXXX |
Maximum of 32 characters are printed | ALEXANDER BARRINGTON XXXXXXX | ALEXANDER B XXXXXXX |
Middle name is always initial only | JAMES PETER XXXXXXX | JAMES P XXXXXXX |
Spaces and hyphens are considered one character | MARY JANE ELIZABETH XXXXXXX | MARY JANE E XXXXXXX |
Where a name is greater than 32 characters long and regardless of whether hyphens and/or spaces are used in the name, only 32 characters will be printed based on the following rules: Truncate first name then family name when 32 characters are exceeded. | SARINA-CHERYLLYNNE XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX MOHAMMED KHALRAZ RASHEED XXXXXXX | SARINA-CHERYLL XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX MOHAMMED KHALRAZ R XXXXXXX |
Health Care Card (HCC) naming conventions and examples for card print out
Table 2: only legal names will display on the cards. The surname in these examples are coded as XXXXXXX.
Name rules for HCC | Example from mainframe | Example from card print out |
Characters are in UPPER case | JOHN ALEX XXXXXXX | JOHN A XXXXXXX |
Maximum of 26 characters are printed | ALEXANDER BARRINGTON XXXXXXX | ALEXANDER B XXXXXXX |
Middle name is always initial only | JAMES PETER XXXXXXX | JAMES P XXXXXXX |
Spaces and hyphens are considered one character | MARY JANE ELIZABETH XXXXXXX | MARY JANE E XXXXXXX |
Where a name is greater than 26 characters long and regardless of whether hyphens and/or spaces are used in the name, only 26 characters will be printed based on the following rules: Truncate first name then family name when 26 characters are exceeded. | SARINA-CHERYLLYNNE XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX MOHAMMED KHALRAZ RASHEED XXXXXXX | SARINA-C XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX MOHAMMED KHALRAZ XXXXXXX |
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) name conventions and examples for card print out
Table 3: only legal names will display on the cards. The surname in these examples are coded as XXXXXXX.
Name rules for CSHC | Example from mainframe | Example from card print out |
Characters are in UPPER case | JOHN ALEX XXXXXXX | JOHN A XXXXXXX |
Maximum of 32 characters are printed | ALEXANDER BARRINGTON XXXXXXX | ALEXANDER B XXXXXXX |
Middle name is always initial only | JAMES PETER XXXXXXX | JAMES P XXXXXXX |
Spaces and hyphens are considered one character | MARY JANE ELIZABETH XXXXXXX | MARY JANE E XXXXXXX |
Where a name is greater than 32 characters long and regardless of whether hyphens and/or spaces are used in the name, only 32 characters will be printed based on the following rules: Truncate first name then family name when 26 characters are exceeded. | SARINA-CHERYLLYNNE XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX MOHAMMED KHALRAZ RASHEED XXXXXXX | SARINA-C XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX MOHAMMED KHALRAZ XXXXXXX |
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