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Administration for Children and Families US Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Family Assistance



TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)

Revised 6/21/2000

TRANSMISSION FILE HEADER RECORD

DESCRIPTION

LENGTH

FROM

TO

COMMENT

Title

6

1

6

Value = HEADER

Calendar Quarter

5

7

11

Value = YYYYQ
Q=1 (Jan-Mar)
Q=2 (Apr-Jun)
Q=3 (Jul-Sep)
Q=4 (Oct-Dec)

Data Type

1

12

12

A=Active; C=Closed;
G=Aggregate, S=Stratum

State Fips code

2

13

14

2 digit state code
000 a tribe

Tribe Code

3

15

17

3 digit tribe code
000 a state

Program Type

3

18

20

Value = TAN (TANF) or
Value = SSP (SSP-MOE)

Edit Indicator

1

21

21

1=Return Fatal & Warning Edits
2=Return Fatal Edits only

Encryption Indicator

1

22

22

E=SSN is encrypted
Blank = SSN is not encrypted

Update Indicator

1

23

23

N = New data
D = Delete existing data
U = Overlay existing data
       Combination of new and        update data

The Header Record precedes all data records. Data records are sorted by report month, case number and record type.

 

TRANSMISSION FILE TRAILER RECORD

DESCRIPTION

LENGTH

FROM

TO

COMMENT

Title

7

1

7

Value = TRAILER

Number of Records transmitted

7

8

14

Right Adjusted

Blank

9

15

23

Value = spaces

The Trailer Record follows all data records. Header and trailer records are not counted.
The Update Indicator determines how ACF will deal with existing data for re-transmitted data



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This document was last modified on May-29-2008 .