ICRE File Format
The ICRE task creates files that have a format consistent with the ICRE files created by CPCS. The task can be configured to write the character fields using either ASCII or EBCDIC encoding. Use the manage transmission definitions page to specify the character encoding. For more information, see Manage Transmission Definitions Page.
The file contains only one file header record and it is always
the first record in the file. The file header record is always followed
by an entry header record with its detail records. If the ICRE file
contains data from multiple entries, an entry header record precedes
each group of detail records for that entry. The following example
shows the record structure of an ICRE file that contains three entries:
ICRE File Header Record
Entry Header Record (M-String Header Record)
Detail Record: String Header Control (MICR Header Information Record)
Detail Record: Batch Statistics (for the start of the entry)
Detail Record: Item
....
Detail Record: Item
Detail Record: Batch Statistics (for the end of the entry)
Entry Header Record (M-String Header Record)
Detail Record: String Header Control (MICR Header Information Record)
Detail Record: Batch Statistics (for the start of the entry)
Detail Record: Item
....
Detail Record: Item
Detail Record: Batch Statistics (for the end of the entry)
Entry Header Record (M-String Header Record)
Detail Record: String Header Control (MICR Header Information Record)
Detail Record: Batch Statistics (for the start of the entry)
Detail Record: Item
....
Detail Record: Item
Detail Record: Batch Statistics (for the end of the entry)The item detail record fields containing codeline data have customizable lengths, justification and fill characters. The ICRE task uses the legacy profile definitions to resolve the format of these and any other record fields having a variable length. For more information about specifying field formats, see Legacy Profile Import Utility.