Use the Output Tables area to tell Centrus Desktop where you want to direct the output. Centrus Desktop can either write updated data back to the input file (not recommended), or create a new output file.
To create an output file, enter the name of the output file to create. If the Output Tables section is dimmed, be sure the In-Place Update option is not checked—Precisely recommends that you do not use this option.
When you use an output file, you can set which records Centrus Desktop writes to the output file using the radio buttons listed below the output file name.
The output file has the same field names as the input file, along with any fields added during processing.
If an existing output table is being modified with unsupported data types (Update in Place is specified), processing halts.
The following options control how Centrus Desktop writes records:
- All– This selection writes every record from the input file to the output file, even records that are not processed, standardized, or geocoded.
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Reject Records That Are Not– This selection lets you specify the conditions that a
record must meet before being written to an output file.
You can specify a reject file to contain all the records that did not meet specified conditions. To use a reject file, make sure to select the Reject Records That Are Not check box, and specify any or all of the following conditions:
- Matched
- Standardized (requires you to set ZIP4, ZIP9, or ZIP10 as an output field)
- Geocoded
- Demographic Coded
- Point-in-Polygon Coded
- Closest Site Coded
Then, click Browse and specify the path and file name of the reject file in the file selection dialog box. The reject file has the same fields as the input and output files, along with any fields added during processing.
Centrus Desktop uses the input or output file type as the default. Centrus Desktop chooses the output file type when you have specified both input and output file types.