Manifest file format
Firstly, in order to upload your manifest file it needs to be 100% compliant with our system or you will be returned with an error message.
You can find a template of the format, along with the mandatory fields here.
A few rules to consider when creating your manifest file:
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.csv file extension
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Use ; as separators
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Be UTF-8 encoded
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Use CR/LF end of line
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Follow our naming convention below
Naming Convention
The naming convention will ensure your file has a unique name (unique in your whole server) without using any space.
This will help improve your logging and data checking processes.
{client_number}_ {date_of_the_day}_{file_number}.csv
The manifest file name should be a concatenation of the following components:
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client_number -
Underscore
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Today's date (YYYY-MM-DD) -
Underscore
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file_number(increment or timestamp to ensure uniqueness in the name of each manifest file generated) -
CSV File extension (.csv)
Example:
337_2022-03-10_1.csv for the first file of the day uploaded by client 337 on the 10th of March 2022