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Fixed Record Parser for file endpoint

Use the Fixed Record Parser to read and write fixed-length text records.

To access the Fixed Record Parser configuration parameters:

  1. Add a File endpoint.
  2. On the File endpoint configuration page, click Parser and select Fixed Record Parser from the list.
  3. Expand the Parser section to view the parameters.

Parameters

Column Description
Specify each column description as the field name, the offset, and length, which are separated by commas. This field is a multi-line field where you must specify one column description per line.

For example:

field1, 1, 12
field2, 13, 4
field3, 17, 3

Field names are displayed during schema discovery. The offsets start at 1; invalid values such as 0 might cause an exception.

Comment
Use this field to add your comments. The comment is not considered while parsing data.

Detailed Log
Select this check box to generate detailed log messages with extra information.

You can also configure the following advanced parameters. Under the

Parser section, expand

Advanced to view these parameters.

Trim values
Select this check box to remove leading and trailing spaces from fields during read operations.

Character Encoding
Specify the character encoding to use for reading or writing.

For more information, go to the IBM® Security Verify Directory Integrator documentation and search for Character Encoding conversion.