Defining Your Output Fields - Finalist - 10.0

Finalist Guide
Product type
Software
Portfolio
Verify
Product family
Data Quality - Postals
Product
Finalist
Version
10.0
Language
English
Product name
Finalist
Title
Finalist Guide
Copyright
2023
First publish date
1984
Last updated
2024-05-15
Published on
2024-05-15T00:57:22.811031

Use the bottom portion of the Definition File Setup Screen to define the format for your output file. The Field Name box in the Output Defined section lists the keywords for the output fields you can add to your Definition File. This list is blank when you first access this screen. You can use the buttons in the Output Field Actions section to build or change the Output Defined list.

  1. Select the output field to add to your Definition file from the drop down Field Name list. Before the field is added to the Output Defined list, you must define the location for the output field you selected. You can specify a location by:
    • Defining the starting position and length of the output field
    • Attaching the output field to the end of the input record
    • Overlaying the input field location with the output results
  2. To identify the location for the output field by defining the actual position and length, click Field.
    1. In the Position box, enter the starting position in your output file for the output field you selected.
    2. In the Length box, enter the length in your output file for the selected output field.
    3. Proceed to Step 5.

      For example, if you specify a position of 1 and a length of 28 for oFirm, the output Firm field will be placed in position 1 of the output record for a length of 28.

  3. To identify the location of an output field that is to be attached to the end of the input record, click Attach.
    1. In the Length box, specify the length for the output field to attach to the end of the input record.
    2. Proceed to Step 5.

      For example, if you specify a length of 28 for oFirm, the output Firm field will be attached to the end of the input record for a length of 28 characters.

  4. To overlay the selected output field over the corresponding input field, click Overlay. Proceed to Step 5.
    Note: This option is only available if a corresponding input field has been specified.

    For example, if you specify oFirm, the output Firm field (oFirm) will overlay the input Firm field (provided you have specified a corresponding iFirm field). In this example, if no iFirm has been defined, an initialization error will occur and be written in the output log.

  5. Click Insert Output Field.

Output Field Actions

The Output Field Actions section lists the actions you can perform for the Output Definition File fields.

Insert Output Field
Adds the field you selected and defined to the Output Defined section and the Definition File.
Up
Moves a selected field up in the order specified in the Output Defined list.
Down
Moves a selected field down in the order specified in the Output Defined list.
Delete Field
Deletes the highlighted field from the Definition File.
Update Field
Updates a selected field in an existing Definition File. To change an output field in a Definition File, follow these steps.
  1. Open the existing Definition File.
  2. Select the field in the Output Defined list that you want to update.
  3. Make your changes to the Field, Attach, or Overlay field in the Output Field Type section.
  4. Click on the Update button to update the Definition File with your changes. Note that the changes you made are now reflected in the Output Defined list.
Clear List
Deletes all items in the Output Defined list.