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Exporting data Exporting to FTP
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Data file naming
5. Select the desired FTP automatic file naming option:
s
Save to fixed file name - The file will have a fixed name. Example: If you fill
in the data file name: CSSN_ID, the resulting file name will be CSSN_ID.txt.
The following uploaded file will have the same name.
s
Save to ascending file name - In the File Name field, fill in the name prefix
and starting count number. Example: If you fill in the data file name:
CSSN_ID0, the resulting file name will be CSSN_ID0.txt. The following
uploaded file will be named CSSN_ID1.txt etc.
s
Save to file name using extracted data from ID – The file name is
determined by the field you select. Example: If you select the Family name
field, and the scanned card's cardholder name is Smith, the file will be named
Smith.txt.
DATA FIELD FORMAT
Data separating character – The character that separates the database field name and its
value. Example: If the data separating character is set to ‘=’, the result in the field ‘City’
will be: City=Miami. If set to ‘#’, the result in the field ‘City’ will be: City#Miami
Field separating character – The way fields and their values are separated.
Example: Tab
Line: First name: John
City: Miami
Tab: First name: John City: Miami
Custom field separating character – If you select ‘Custom’ in the ‘Field separating
character’, you can specify a custom character to separate between fields.
Example: &
Result: First name: John&City: Miami
6. Click Next.
7. In the screen that opens, select the fields of each module you want to be included in
the data export
Note: If the character you selected as field separator appears in the record text, it will be
removed from the text and replaced with spaces. Example: If you select "," as your field
separating character, and your City field text contains the string "Rosewood,Paris,Texas"
the string will be displayed as follows: "City,Rosewood Paris Texas. The selected
character will be inserted between the value City and the text string.