Defining Input Fields - VeriMove - 4.0

An input definition describes the position and length of the fields in the input file that you specified on the Files/Reports tab. To create an input definition, follow these steps.

1. In the VeriMove main window, double-click the job you want to select.
2. Click the Input Definition tab.

   The Input Definition tab lists the following information for each field.

   • Name — Displays the name of each field defined for this input definition.
   • Position — Displays the starting position in the input record for each field defined for this input definition. The first position in the record is considered position 1. For more information, see Determining Field Position.
   • Length — Displays the length of each field in the input record defined for this input definition. For more information, see Determining Field Position.
   • Add — Click to add new fields to the input definition.
   • Edit — Click to make changes to a selected field in the input definition.
   • Delete — Click to delete the selected field from the input definition.
   • Delete All — Click to delete all fields in the input definition.
   • Field Count — Displays the number of fields currently defined. This number changes as fields in the record are added and deleted.

   For example, in the figure above, the field Personal Name Line Primary begins in position 27 and is 50 characters in length. The record defined by this input definition has 14 fields defined (Field Count) and has 360 positions available in the record (Actual Record Length).

3. In the Actual Record Length field, enter the total number of positions in the input record.
   Note: All input records must be in a fixed length format for the specified size. If you selected Use CRLF on the General tab, do not count the CRLF as part of the actual record length.
4. To add a field to an input definition, click Add. The Field Properties dialog box appears.
5. In the Name field, select the field to be added. For information about each field, see the VeriMove Reference Guide. Click the down arrow in the Name field to view the types of fields used to build an input definition. A description of the selected field name appears in the Description field. You cannot change the name or the description of the fields listed in the Name list.
   Note: The position defaults to the next available position based on the fields already defined. The length defaults to maximum allowed length for the selected input field displayed in the Name field.
6. In the Position field of the Field Properties dialog box, enter the starting position of the field.
7. In the Length field of the Field Properties dialog box, enter the number of positions in the field.
8. Click OK. The Input Definition tab now displays the field you added.
9. If there are more input fields to be defined, return to Step 2.