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Field Name

Description - Usage - Notes

Line

The order sequence this field should appear in the export.

Field/Position

Enter a valid A, D, I, S or V type dictionary item. You can also click the Search icon  to select a data defining or virtual field from the Selected Data File. This field may also contain substitution tags.

It is acceptable to reference a field simply by entering its attribute number (0, 1, 2...). This feature is quite useful when you want to isolate the data you are extracting from a defined dictionary and its format or when you are exporting items from a temporary file.

SQL Column

Enter the SQL column heading for this exported field. This field is used when building SSIS Packages in order to update the SQL table. If the DDL button is used, the column heading will be used for the SQL table column names.

Conversion

Enter any valid dictionary conversion code, substitution parameter, or a literal string. This code will override the conversion code in the dictionary item. Multiple conversion may be separated by the | (pipe) character.

Data Type

The data type will default based upon the Source Column selected. To change it, enter a valid SQL Data Types for the target SQL column.

Formula

Enter a user-defined formula for this field using standard UniBASIC syntax and commands. The results of the formula will determine the final output value for this field. A formula icon will be displayed in the list view if there is a formula defined for a field. Hover your mouse over the icon to see the note.

Key Code

Use this to indicate if the field is: A) Primary Key, B) Primary Key & Change Key, or C) None of the above. This is used to determine how the column is used when processing SQL updates and deletes. If the DDL command is used, this field indicates the primary keys to create in the DDL that is created from the export.

Source ID

Check this field if the column is used as the Source ID for the table. Using a Source ID column allows you to store data from multiple companies, locations, sites, etc. in the SQL table and retain the original source of the data. Only one column per SQL Export can be identified as the Source ID.

The value used as the Source ID may not contain the following characters: < (less than), > (greater than), : (colon), “ (double quote), / (forward slash), \ (backslash), | (vertical bar or pipe), ? (question mark), * (asterisk) or ; (semi-colon) since these characters are not legal in file names on UNIX or Windows. In addition, the _ (underscore) character may not be used because the SSIS package determines the SourceID from the file name being processed and everything to the left of the first underscore character in the file name is considered to be the value of the Source ID.

Indexed

Check this field if you want this column to have an index created for it when you use the DDL command to create the SQL table.

Case Sensitive

Check this field if you want this column to be treated as a case sensitive field within SQL Server.

Comments

Enter any comments you wish to describe or document this export field. A note icon will be displayed in the list view if there is a formula defined for a field. Hover your mouse over the icon to see the note.