User guide

20 Creating Card Formats
ID Naming Conventions
Data ID Naming Conventions
Dynamic Text Data
To personalize a text line of data, the ID convention is LINEn,
where n can be from 1 to 15. An ID of LINE1 then uses data
supplied in the first personalization data line of an OpenCard
data stream.
Magnetic Stripe Data
To place magnetic stripe data, the magnetic stripe data line
must use an ID that conforms to the convention ISOn, where
n can be 1, 2, or 3 – corresponding to ISO tracks 1, 2, and 3.
(Alternatively, when there are no pre-defined magnetic
stripe commands in the data stream, you can use a dynamic
text ID of LINEn to identify which line text data to place on a
specific track.)
Static Data
Static data is data that does not derive its images or text
from the OpenCard data stream. Since the data are the same
every time, they can be defined in the card format itself.
Static data do not have to have an associated ID. If they do
have an ID, you can use any name other than the IDs “LINEn”
or “ISOn” reserved for dynamic date and magnetic stripe
data, as described above.