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File Naming Convention

All reporting data files are text files (*.txt). Regardless of the type of reporting file you choose to receive, the file name follows this convention:

<CompanyAbbreviatedName>_<FileType>_<AsOfDate:yyyyMMdd>.*

where:

  • <CompanyAbbreviatedName> was set up during your EmployeeTrack account application process.
  • <FileType> is the type of file: Accounts, Positions, Transactions or Securities.
  • <AsOfDate:yyyyMMdd> is the “as of” reporting date, in the format yyyymmdd. This is always the last business day.

File Format: .txt or .csv

Examples

ABC_ACCT_20150505.txt

or

ABC_ACCT_20150505.csv

This example uses a Company Abbreviated Name of ABC, Accounts as the file type (ACCT), and a reporting date of May 5, 2015 (20150505).

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