New Zealand Gazette – 2001 – No. 44

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3.4 File Naming Convention

3.4.1 File Name Format

All file names should be in the 8.3 format. That is, the file name should consist of an 8-character name, a full stop and a 3-character suffix.

3.4.2 File Name Content

  1. The 8-character name should be a concatenation of the leftmost 2 digits of the Header Record Type field and the rightmost 6 digits of the File ID (right zero-filled where applicable) as set out in the Header Record.

  2. The 3-character suffix should be “HFA”.

3.5 File Header Record Summary

Field No Name Type Field Size Mandatory
1 Record Type CHAR 5 P
2 Sequence No NO 8 P
3 File ID CHAR 8 P
4 Contract Number CHAR 7 P
5 File date DATE 8 P
6 Sender ID CHAR 10 P/D
7 Role CHAR 2 P/D
8 Payee Number CHAR 7 P/D
9 System CHAR 10 P
10 System Version CHAR 6 P
11 Schedule Date DATE 10 P
12 Claim Date DATE 8 P

3.6 File Trailer Record Summary

Field No Name Type Field Size Mandatory
90 Record Type CHAR 5 P
91 Sequence No NO 8 P
92 Number of Lines NO 8 P
93 Total Claim Value $ 9 P
94 PS Cards Issued NO 4 P


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🏥 Health & Social Welfare
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Pharmaceutical Claims, Health Benefits Limited, File Naming Convention, File Header Record, File Trailer Record, Data Processing, File Formats