PRT Record Requirements

Proprietary format files must be terminated with a PRT record that meets specific layout requirements.

Field ID Field Name Positions Length Description
None Record Code 01-03 03 PRT identifies the PRT Interchange Trailer Record. Required.
PRT-01 Number of Records 04-12 09 Number of records in the interchange, excluding the PRH/PRT or XPH/XPT records. Optional.
PRT-02 Interchange Control Number 13-21 09 Unique interchange identifier assigned by the sender. Required.
Note: This number must match the number in the PRH-08 Interchange Control Number field.
PRT-03 Filler 22-79 58 Any characters such as blanks. Optional.
PRT-04 Variable Record Separator Character 80 01 The record terminator character marking the end of the variable-length record. Required if the PRH-11 field is V. Optional if the PRH-11 field is F.
Note: This value must match the value in the PRH-14 Variable Record Separator Character field.