General
The General screen is used to set up basic information about the download file.
When adding a new record, save the record after the general screen is completed to access the additional screens to configure this file.
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Depending on the page displayed, the following fields may be available: |
The following additional section options are available in the left pane: |
Configuration Code
The code identifying this download record.
Delimiter
The character used to separate field data in a delimited file, such as , (comma) or . (period). This field is only enabled if the Format field is set to Delimited.
Download Type Code
The type of download file to be created, such as employee download or census download. Select the option from the Field Look Up Values in the right pane.
Format
Determines whether the fields in this file are of a Fixed length or if they are Delimited (separated) by a character. If this option is set to Delimited, enter the character to separate the data in the Delimiter field.
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If this value is set to Fixed, the information downloaded to each field is a certain number of characters long. For example, if the last name field is 15 characters, the first name field 10 characters, and the date of birth 8 characters. The system would enter the first 15 characters of the download record into the Last Name field, the next 10 characters into the First Name field, and the next 8 characters into the Date of Birth field, such as Smith Mary 04041967.
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When this value is set to Delimited, the information downloaded to each field can be of variable length, and is separated by a character specified in the Delimiter field. For example, if the delimiter is set to (,) the information would be last name, first name, date of birth, such as Smith,Mary,04021967.