Import (Data) File

Note the following details regarding the Import (Data) file:

     The data values you are importing are stored within the Import (data) File.

     Each line in the Import (data) File contains one or more fields arranged as indicated in the Configuration file Fields Section.

     Data is separated with the delimiter specified in the Configuration file Format Section.

     Unless otherwise noted, leading and trailing spaces are trimmed from field values.

     Unless otherwise noted, date values must be formatted as MMDDYYYY.

     When importing data into Odyssey, you may encounter fields that do not have value.  For these fields, place the delimiter side by side. 

Delimited Data Section Example

123243434,12324343400,1,Smith,John,Henry

232434543,23243454300,1,Wright,Karen,Lucy

343556665,34355666500,1,Thompson,Robert,Albert

456321123,45632112300,1,Kaufmann,,

544388328,54438832800,1,Jenkins,Kathleen,Susan