Oracle A75089-02 - Manual (Page 62)

Changing the Interface Data File Record Layout
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record number indicates the relative position of a group on that record in the
file. No record can exceed 600 bytes.
5. Change the record position number.
You can change the position number to another number within the record or
enter blanks to exclude the column from the interface data file.
The position number identifies the relative position of a data item in a record.
6. Change the width of the data element.
Most data elements have lengths based on standards. Those lengths are usually
longer in Oracle Applications. You may increase the length up to the length in
the Oracle application as needed per data element.
7. Change the sequence of external codes.
This identifies which external code (1 - 5) in the code conversion values table is
placed on this data element in the transaction interface data file. The default is
that external code 1 in the code conversion values table is moved to the external
1 code in the interface table, external code 2 in the code conversion values table
is moved to the external 2 code in the interface table, and so on.
For example, placing a sequence 5 next to data element external 1 means that
the external code from the code conversion values table is moved into the data
element external 1 in the transaction interface data file.
A conversion sequence of 0 is reserved for the Oracle internal value. Do not
change.
8. Change the record layout code.
This identifies the data content of a data element. These codes are predefined
for the transaction. Standard record layouts for addresses and flexfields are
defined and used across all transactions. Other record layouts are defined for a
specific transaction. You may modify the predefined value. See: Record Layout
Codes, Oracle e-Commerce Gateway Implementation Manual, Release 11i.
These codes have no significant data mapping in business processes. They are
used for reference for reviewing the file for research.
Attention: To activate data elements, you must define the record
number, record position number, and the width of the data element.