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  • 1.  Summary File Template error - Sequence File 120

    Posted 12-09-2016 05:28 AM

    We just discovered this error when trying to import Sequence File 120. The Summary File Template has 1 fewer column than the actual data files do.

    It appears the problem is with the summary file template, and not the data files themselves. Since the template starts with column B99086_002, and not _001, we think this is the issue, and the correct summary file template should show this:

    FILEID
    FILETYPE
    STUSAB
    CHARITER
    SEQUENCE
    LOGRECNO
    B99086_001 *** missing column
    B99086_002
    B99086_003
    B99087_001
    B99087_002
    B99087_003
    B99087_004
    B99087_005
    B99088_001
    B99088_002
    B99088_003
    B99088_004
    B99088_005
    B99089_001
    B99089_002
    B99089_003

    Can someone from Census confirm?

    Thanks,

    -Dominic Falso

    PolicyMap & Reinvestment Fund



  • 2.  RE: Summary File Template error - Sequence File 120

    Posted 12-13-2016 07:26 AM
    Hello-

    Thank you for bringing this up. The summary files have been updated accordingly.

    Justin