As we are no longer creating new versions of the Target Tracker software in preparation for supporting schools to migrate to Sonar,

***ALL CTFs created in other systems will show as invalid when importing into Target Tracker and need editing before importing.***

Depending on the file, the process will be different;

Importing the KS2 results file from the Primary Assessment Gateway?

Edit like this - Editing the KS2 file from the PAG

Updating Contextual Information from Integris, Arbor, School Pod as well as when importing the MTC file?

Complete steps 1 and 2 below

You will need to edit the CTF version from 24.0 to 22.0.

and the new 'Sex' tag to say 'Gender'.

NB: If your MIS is Sims, Scholarpack, Bromcom, Pupil Asset or Horizons and you are just wanting to update contextual information, continue as usual - you do not need to edit the file. Find guidance for updating from these MIS here - Guidance for Updating Contextual Information from your MIS in Target Tracker - Sims, Scholarpack, Bromcom, Pupil Asset and Horizons ONLY.

Please follow the instructions for this simple process below;

1. All new CTFS are version 24.0. Target Tracker can only accept version 22.0

This is simple to edit by;

right clicking on the CTF you downloaded from your MIS and

selecting open with...

Notepad

Changing <CTFversion>24.0</CTFversion> to <CTFversion>22.0</CTFversion>

Like this;

Select File and Save.

You will now need to edit the file further;

2. CTF 24 files use the 'sex' tag (<Sex>M</Sex>) rather than 'gender' (<Gender>M</Gender>). Target Tracker only accepts the 'gender' tag, so if the 'sex' tag is used the file will be invalid. Again this can be edited by opening the file with Notepad;

Go to where your CTF is saved (often Downloads)

Right click on the CTF

Select Open with...

Notepad

Both tags; <Sex> and </Sex> need changing

Select Edit and Replace

1. To change<Sex>

Replace <Sex> with <Gender>

Replace all

Then ensure you also

Replace </Sex> with </Gender>  NB:You must use a capital G

2. To change</Sex>

Replace all

Select File and Save

Import into Target Tracker

A video of this process can be found here.

If having completed these edits the file is still not valid please;

1. Check you have the latest version of Target Tracker software installed (16.5);

If you do not have 16.5, update your software and try to import the file again.

File still invalid?

Please check;

1)  You used a capital G for Gender

2) You replaced both <Sex> tags

so replaced <Sex>M</Sex>

with <Gender>M</Gender>

If you have 16.5 installed and you have already edited the CTF version yet the file is still invalid please refer to this further guidance - Target Tracker: Resolving an invalid contextual import - Flowchart

Updated 07 August 2025 09:20