Name Format for Batch Files

The names of standard batch files consist of the following segments in the following order:

  1. File ID—A free-form field that can be used to control load order (Batch files load in alphabetic order by file name. Thus, for example, a file named a_Texas_Actual04_Jan-2004_RR.txt loads before a file named b_Texas_Actual04_Jan-2004_RR.txt.)

  2. Location

  3. Category

  4. Period

  5. Load Method—A two-character item (Character 1 = FDM append or replace, and character 2 = target append or replace. Valid values are A and R.

    Because Multiload files contain metadata, they do not require a specific file name format.