Batch Upload Settings

The Batch Upload screen includes the following fields and functions:

• Title - This is an optional field on the Batch Upload and Input screens. It's primary use is to help you identify a Batch Job.
• Description - This is an optional field on the Batch Upload and Batch Entry Settings screens. It's primary use is to help you identify the type of data you are uploading while the Batch Upload or Batch Input process is in progress.
• Output Name - This is an optional field on the Batch Input and Upload screens. It's primary use is to help you identify the Batch Job file in a Batch Status list. If you do not enter a name, a generic name (such as IHSBatch.zip) is displayed. It is recommended that you do not use special characters.
• Output Format - The Output Format is the format that displays when you have performed a Batch Job, and then the file is opened with that format. There are default output formats and you can also create a format and edit it at any time.
• Create Button - When you select an Output Format type on a regular Batch Upload or Batch Input, you have the option of creating a new format with report parameters of your choice. To create a new format, click the Create button on the Batch Entry Settings screen to open the Create a New Output Format screen.
• Archive Type - The Archive Type field defines how your file is saved. If you select None, your file will be saved in the file type you selected from the Output Format pull-down menu. If you select PKZIP Compression, your batch job file is saved as a WinZip file that you can either open or save to your desktop.
• Input Key Type - The Input Key Type field pull-down menu allows you to select what criteria your batch job searches. The options are NIIN/NSN, Part No, Part No, CAGE, or CAGE/Address.
• Exact Part Number Matching (with punctuation) - The Exact Part Numbers Matching check box option results in an output that only includes the Input Key Type you selected from the pull-down menu that match a FLIS record with the exact same key type, including dashes, slashes, spaces, etc.
• Input Format - The Input Format options on the Batch Upload screen are used to identify the output format of your uploaded text file. The options are Fixed Width and Delimited.
• Input File - When uploading a file with Batch Upload, the Input File needs to be a text file consisting of only the data available in the Input Key Type pull-down menu.