| art | No | endzeugnis (final reference at the end of employment) or zwischenzeugnis (interim reference while employed), default endzeugnis | |
| ende | No | Last day of employment, final reference only (YYYY-MM-DD) | |
| grund | No | Why the employment ends, final reference only, default ohne (no reason stated) | |
| beginn | No | First day of employment (YYYY-MM-DD) | |
| umfang | No | qualifiziert (with performance and conduct, the usual case) or einfach (only kind and duration of work), default qualifiziert | |
| schluss | No | Closing formula: note (thanks, regret and wishes matching the grade, default), dank (thanks only), keine (none) | |
| note_fuehrung | No | Grade for leadership (Führungsleistung), only with fuehrungsverantwortung, 1 (sehr gut) to 5 (mangelhaft), default 2 | |
| note_verhalten | No | Grade for conduct towards superiors, colleagues and customers (Verhalten), graded separately, 1 (sehr gut) to 5 (mangelhaft), default 2 | |
| note_fachwissen | No | Grade for expertise (Fachwissen), 1 (sehr gut) to 5 (mangelhaft), default 2 | |
| zwischen_anlass | No | Occasion of an interim reference, default wunsch (employee asked) | |
| note_arbeitsweise | No | Grade for way of working (Arbeitsweise: care, reliability, pace), 1 (sehr gut) to 5 (mangelhaft), default 2 | |
| note_arbeitserfolg | No | Grade for results (Arbeitserfolg: quality and quantity), 1 (sehr gut) to 5 (mangelhaft), default 2 | |
| fuehrungsverantwortung | No | The person leads staff (Führungsverantwortung); then note_fuehrung counts toward the overall grade | |
| note_arbeitsbereitschaft | No | Grade for willingness to work (Arbeitsbereitschaft: commitment, initiative), 1 (sehr gut) to 5 (mangelhaft), default 2 | |