DATA Act File Formatting

Data for Files A, B, and C is submitted in separate CSV formatted files. Consistent with the CSV format, each file adheres to the following layout:

• All values are separated using a comma symbol.
• Each row of values is separated by a newline character.
• Header row – The first row of the file contains a comma-separated list of the data element names for which values may be present in that file.
• Content rows – Each content row contains an identical number of comma-separated data element values as the Header Row. Data values occur in the same order as their respective element name order in the Header Row. Required elements of numeric type are not reportable as a blank, but are reported as zero. Optional elements of numeric type may be blank.