--- title: "MCR: What are unique role identifiers?" slug: "mcr-what-are-unique-role-identifiers" description: "Learn about role identifiers in the Cintra iQ system, ensuring unique contract and role tracking for employees with clear formats like C1/R1." updated: 2026-06-10T11:26:23Z published: 2026-06-10T11:26:23Z canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/mcr-what-are-unique-role-identifiers" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cintra.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MCR: What are unique role identifiers?

What are role identifiers?

Role Identifiers are made up of contract identifier, a forward slash and then a role identifier. They make sure that in the MCR template, the contributions are checked within each contract separately. eg The Cintra iQ system helps create role identifiers for you in the following format: C1/R1, C2/R1, C3/R1 etc. The C identifies the contracts and the R identifies the roles. The unique role identifier only identifies a contract within a particular employee record. Therefore the same identifier, eg C1/R1, can be used for many employees.

Can many employees have the same role identifiers?

Yes, the role identifier only needs to be unique to the individual employee.

Note: The Role Identifier is specific to the employee's contract, not against the specific job that the employee holds.

Does the role identifier need to be changed if a member changes roles over time?

When a member is in a single contract and signs a new contract, eg Moves from teaching Biology to teaching Endobiology, then they should be issued with a new role identifier. The role identifier has all the opt out/additional pension contribution etc information attached to it.

What is the format of the contract/role identifier?

Within Cintra iQ, the C1/R1, C2/R2 etc format is used to identify the member's contract of employment and role. You can define your own format to suit your needs by using the following criteria:

The first value before "/":
- must identify the member’s contract of employment at their place of work and the row of data to which it is related.
- should contain at least one character but no more than fifteen characters.
- can contain characters, numbers and special characters within the first value except ‘/’, ‘\’, ‘~’ and ‘,’.
The second value after "/":
- must identify the member’s individual post role under their contract of employment at their place of work and the row of data to which it relates.
- should contain at least one character but no more than twenty characters.
- can contain characters, numbers and special characters within the second value except ‘/’, ‘\’, ‘~’ and ‘,’.

Important: If an employee changes contracts, then they should be given a different role identifier. Each new contract requires a new identifier. Although you have the option to create your own Role ID format, you may wish to stay with the Cintra iQ format of C1/R1, C2/R2 etc. to avoid any confusion at a later date.