Sam Export Formats

Note: The Sam export requires a separate license fee. Contact the Naviga Support Center for details.

File type: Pipe delimited. Character fields will not be padded with spaces and integer fields will not be padded with zeros. Two files, a draw file and a global file, are exported.

Location: /dti/exchange/cm. The draw file name is specified at runtime. The global file will have the same name but have a suffix of “GLBL.txt”.

Draw File

Record: Header

Field
Format
What is exported by Circulation
What is exported for mail

Record Type

x(1)

“H”

“H”

File Type

x(10)

“Circ”

“Circ”

Version

99.99

“2.2”

“2.2”

Circulation Group

x(10)

Circ Group entered at runtime

Circ Group

Blank (bundle size)

Record: Detail (one record per route or, if mail is exported, label group)

Field
Format
What is exported by Circulation
What is exported for mail

Record Type

x(1)

“D”

“D”

Plant

x(10)

Plant code from the Business Rules, or, if blank, the Circ Group entered at runtime

Plant code

Issue Date

mm/dd/yyyy

Draw date entered at runtime

Draw date

Account Code

x(20)

Route ID

Label group ID

Account Group

x(20)

Route’s ad zone, ZIP, truck, parent truck, district, zone, or carrier ID, based on the Account Group Type field

Label group ID

Account Type

x(5)

The GMA account type mapped to route’s route type in Account Type setup

“MAIL”

Content Code

x(8)

Product ID, edition, edition + demographic, or depot, based on Business Rules

Product ID, edition, edition + demographic, or depot

Zone

x(10)

Route’s ad zone, ZIP, truck, district or distribution zone, based on the Zone Type field entered at runtime

Label group ID

Zone Group

x(5)

Route’s SAM account type, time zone ZIP Code, or route ID, based on the Business Rules

“MAIL”

Quantity

9999999

Total draw for route

Total draw of label group

Pad Disable Flag

y/n

For single copy routes, “Y” or “N”, if the route has an answer to the Pad Disable single copy demographic identified in the Business Rules. Otherwise, blank

Blank

Parent Truck

x(10)

Truck leaving the dock (if not a relay truck, this is also the truck dropping the route)

“MAIL,” or the truck ID if the label group has a mail truck

End Truck

x(10)

Truck dropping route. If the truck dropping the route also leaves the dock (i.e. there is no relay truck) this field will be blank and the truck ID will be exported in the Parent Truck field

“MAIL,” or the truck ID if the label group has a mail truck

Drop Name

x(10)

Route ID or truck ID, based on Business Rules

Label group ID

Drop Sequence

99999 or 9999999999.99999

If Drop Name is route ID, route’s drop order on truck.Relay truck’s drop sequence parent truck may be included, based on Business Rules. If Drop Name is truck ID, the truck’s drop order on the relay parent or (if truck leaves dock), “1.”

Record number (increments for each record exported)

Package

Blank

Blank

Shift

Blank

Blank

Address flag

y/n

N

N

Saturation level

Blank

Blank

Endorsement line

Blank

Blank

ZIP Code

Blank

Blank

Postal carrier route

Blank

Blank

Record: Message Records (exported if Export Messages is checked)

Field
Format
What is exported by Circulation

Record Type (record 1)

x(2)

“CM”

Message

x(180)

Subscriber address

x(14)

Subscriber phone number

Record Type (record 2)

x(2)

“CM”

Message

x(100)

Delivery directions

x(100)

Delivery instructions

Record Type (record 3)

x(2)

“CM”

Message

x(16)

“ACCT:” + Subscriber account ID

x(11)

“COPIES:” + Number of subscriber copies

x(26)

“BILL METH:” + Subscriber billing method

x(19)

“DEL SCHED:” + Subscriber delivery schedule

x(23)

“TRAN TYPE:” + Tran type for message

x(38)

“REASON:” + Transaction reason code

x(30)

“MESSAGE START DATE:” + Start date for message

Record Type (record 4)

x(2)

“CM”

Message

x(18)

“EXPIRE:” + Subscriber’s expire date

x(24)

“RESTART DATE:” + Subscriber’s restart date, if Business Rules are set to print restart date on bundle tops

x(23)

“NEW DEL SCHED:” + Subscriber’s new delivery schedule

x(24)

“PREV DEL SCHED:” + Subscriber’s previous delivery schedule

x(20)

“DAYS DONATED:” + Number of days donated by transaction

x(25)

“PREV DEL DATE:” + Date of previous delivery paper

Record Type (record 5)

x(2)

“CM”

Message

x(200)

Transaction remarks

Record Type (record 6)

x(2)

“CM”

Message

x(200)

Message text

Record: Summary

Field
Format
What is exported by Circulation

Record Type

x(1)

“S”

Create Date

mm/dd/yyyy

Export create date

Create Time

hh:mm:ss

Export create time

No. Records

9999999999

Number of records exported

Total Draw

9999999999

Total draw exported

Global File

Note: If mail numbers are exported, one record is exported to the Global File per label group for mail, with the label group ID exported as the drop name, “MAIL” exported as the drop description, and all other fields blank.

Record
SAM Field
Field Exported
Format

Header

Start of header record

“H”

x(1)

File type

“GLOBAL”

x(10)

Version

“1.1”

99.99

Detail (one record per route)

Start of drop name record

“DN”

x(2)

Drop Name

Route ID

x(20)

Drop Description

Route Name

x(30)

Drop Region

blank

x(30)

Address 1

Address line 1 of carrier address, route’s default drop location, or drop location entered with truck sequence, as determined by Drop Where field in truck sequence. Single copy routes may have a demographic answer export to the Address 1 and Address 2 fields, as defined by the Business Rules.

x(30)

Address 2

Address line 2 of carrier address (if carrier address is exported in Address 1) or second part of drop location (if over 30 characters)

x(30)

City

Carrier city (if carrier address is exported in Address 1). Otherwise cityentered for route

x(30)

State

Carrier state (if carrier address is exported in Address 1). Otherwise state entered for route

x(2)

ZIP Code

Carrier ZIP Code (if carrier address is exported in Address 1). Otherwise blank

x(10)

Delivery comments

Drop instructions entered with truck sequence

x(60)

Summary

Beginning of Summary record

“S”

x(1)

Create date

Export create date

mm/dd/yyyy

Create time

Export create time

hh:mm:ss

Number of records

Number of records exported

9999999999

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