Literal Tool

The first character is the NCS Header Translation Sentinel character which is defined in the Application Settings dialog box. By default, the NCS Header Translation Sentinel character is the pipe character, which is what is shown in the chart below. The characters that follow the sentinel character must be entered exactly as shown in the table below (although the characters are not case-sensitive).

Special Characters	Resolved NCS Header Value in Data File
|AA	Application number (all three digits)
|A	Application number (the two rightmost digits)
|SSSSS	Serial number (all six digits)
|SSSS	Serial number (the five rightmost digits)
|SSS	Serial number (the four rightmost digits)
|SS	Serial number (the three rightmost digits)
|S	Serial number (the two rightmost digits)
|BB	Batch number (all three digits)
|B	Batch number (the two rightmost digits)
|DDDDD	Date (six digits in the MMDDYY format)
|DDDDDDD	Date (eight digits in the MMDDYYYY format)
|M	Month (two digits)
|D	Day (two digits)
|YYY	Year (four digits)
|Y	Year (two digits)
| (sentinel character only)	Run number (one digit)

Use this element…	…to…
Characters	Enter the characters for the string. You can use alphanumeric or special characters. If you are using the literal to include a part of the NCS Header, see What are the special NCS Header characters?, above, for a list of characters you can use to identify the part of the header you want to include.

1. Create a new output field or select an existing field.
2. Click the Literal Tool and type any character you want added to the output record in the field you selected in step 1.
3. (missing or bad snippet)

1. Open or select an application.
2. In the Application Settings dialog box, make sure that Enable NCS Header Translation is checked. Also, enter the visible character you want to use as the NCS Header Translation Sentinel character.
3. Create a new output field. Assign the output field a name that describes the part of the NCS Header you want to add to the data file (for example, Application Number or Serial Number).
4. Making sure the new field is highlighted, click the Literal Tool and type the special characters that designate the desired part of the NCS Header. The available special characters are shown under What are the special NCS Header characters?, above.

NOTES:

• The Run number is produced by entering only the sentinel character here.
• You cannot combine special characters in one field. For example, you cannot specify |M|D|Y.
5. (missing or bad snippet)
6. Repeat steps 3 - 5 for each part of the NCS Header you want to include in your data file.

1. Select a field in the Output Palette that contains a literal string.
2. Select the grid containing the literal.
3. Make any changes to the string.
4. (missing or bad snippet)

1. Select a field in the Output Palette that contains a literal string.
2. Select the grid containing the literal.
3. Click Cut in the Output Palette.

OMR Tool

Bar Code Tool

Graybox Tool

NCS Header