Specifications

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F Record
Field Name Width Value Fill
character
Alignment
Record Type 1 F
Payment Year 4 2009
Record Sequence Number 10 Obtained from DataBlock zero right
Number of A records 10 Obtained from DataBlock zero right
unused 21 blank
unused 19 blank
Number of B records 10 Obtained from DataBlock zero right
Again, the above is a small subset of the required fields, but demonstrates the types of fields, fill characters, and alignment required by the IRS
specification. The field positions may not match the IRS specification in order to keep the report width such that it is easily viewable.
Report Creation Steps
The following steps are required to create the Extract Report for the above specifications and will be demonstrated in this example.
 Create the new report in the Argos Explorer and give it a name.
 Launch the Extract Report Editor, where the report design takes place.
 Configure the Report.
 Add datasets to be used in the report.
 Add the section and fields for the T Record Type (Title section).
 Add the section and fields for the A Record Type (Detail section).
 Add the section and fields for the B Record Type (Detail section).
 Add the section and fields for the C Record Type. This involves creating Header and Footer sections around the B Record Type detail
section.
 Add the section and fields for the F Record Type.
 Execute the report.