Load File Ingest Prerequisites

In order to ingest load file data into a database, you must first ensure that the load file meets our minimum requirements:

1. Encoded in ASCII or UTF-8 formats.
2. One of the supported file types:
   • Data load files are either .dat or .csv.
   • Image load files are .opt.
3. Formatted properly:
   • Any native, images or text files referenced by the data load file via relative file path are contained in one folder.
   • Paths referenced in the load file are relative to the root of the production folder.
   • If the load file uses custom delimiters (instead of default Concordance delimiters), they must be valid UTF-8 characters and be present in the load file itself.
4. All included image files are one of the supported file types:
   • TIFF files must be single-page.
   • PDF files must be multi-page.
5. Field names are valid
   • Custom Field Names can be any combination of [a-z][A-Z], [0-9], dash, underscore, space, period
6. Bates numbers are valid
   • Bates numbers can be any combination of [a-z][A-Z], [0-9], dash, underscore, ampersand, space

Once certain the load file meets these requirements, you can start ingesting the production folder into the appropriate DISCO database.