NEWS

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NSC 1.1.8 (2026-09-15)

• Kept format_data() as the package's sole public function.
• Added text-safe import handling so leading zeros are preserved for file inputs.
• Added validation for character institution codes and requester-return IDs.
• Reduced package dependencies to readxl and stringi.
• Updated package metadata, documentation, and CRAN source-build exclusions.