2: Context ID Position Statement

The Context ID Position statement tells the system what type of record is being imported. This statement identifies the context ID position in the data file. It provides the starting position or field of the Context ID and the length of the data identifier. A default value for the Context ID Position can also be added. The line containing this information might look like this:

CONTEXTIDPOSITION,1,6,HCOA

In the preceding example, 1 defines the starting position, 6 defines the length of the ID, and HCOA is the default value. In a definition file that includes more than one type of Context ID, the length must be equal to the longest Context IDs in the file.

Note: The Context ID position statement is always required in the definition file. If you are only importing header records or using the T3 import, you are not required to include the position or length. But the statement "CONTEXTIDPOSITION" must be included.