MCRE File Header Record

The file header record contains identifying information about the MCRE file. Table 1 describes the format of the file header record.
Table 1. MCRE File Header Record format
Field Format Length (in bytes) Description
Record Code Hexadecimal 1 The identification code of the file header record. It is always X'01'.
Business Category Char 1 The business category of the extract.
Note: If the business category is longer than one character, this field is blank and the business category field at the end of this record is used.
Business Date Char 8 The business date of the extract. This field has the format MM/DD/YY where
  • MM is the month
  • DD is the day
  • YY is the last two digits of the year
System Date Unsigned, packed decimal 5 The current system date and time. The time is converted to the time zone specified in the transmision definition. This field has the format 1YYDDDHHMM where
  • 1 indicates the century (21st century)
  • YY is the last two digits of the year
  • DDD is the is the Julian date
  • HH is the hour
  • MM is the minutes
Filler Char 1 This field is always blank.
Business Date Char 10 The business date of the extract. This field has the format YYYY/MM/DD where
  • YYYY is the year
  • MM is the month
  • DD is the day
Business Date Format Indicator Hexadecimal 1 This field always contains the value X'01', indicating that the last field (Business Date) is in the format YYYY/MM/DD.
Business Category Char 10 The business category of the extract. It is left justified and padded with blanks.
Filler Hexadecimal   The rest of the file header record is filled with binary zeroes