Defining the type of income field

Procedure

To define the type of income field:

  1. Select a field by clicking the area in the report that contains the field data.
    For example, select one of the type of income values on the first page in the sample report. When you select a field value, include sufficient blank columns (following the value) to generate a field length to hold the largest type of income value that ACIF will encounter in an actual report. For example, if the field can include values up to twelve characters in length and the sample value is only eight characters in length, select an additional four columns in the sample report.
  2. Select the sample field value and click the Define a Field icon on the toolbar to open the Add a Field dialog box.
    The Identifier (Field4) determines the name of the field parameter. The Trigger determines the name of the trigger parameter that ACIF uses to locate the field. By default, ACIF uses TRIGGER1. Because ACIF should locate the type of income field using TRIGGER4, you must select TRIGGER4 from the Trigger list. The Records to Search area contains the number of the record where ACIF can find the field, offset from the trigger (in the example, zero). The Columns to Search area determines the column number (22) where ACIF locates the beginning of the field. The Size area determines the length (12) of the field. The Reference String area lists the selected field value.
  3. Click OK to add the field and return to the report window.