National Change of Address Service | NCOALink™
NCOALink 101   What is NCOALink?   Benefits   Info Package   Q&A   NCOALink Advanced Input Specs   Output Specs   NCOALink Report   CASS Report   Pricing & Turnaround   Pricing Information   Savings Calculator   Turnaround   Getting Started   Processing Acknowledgement Form (PAF)   Send & Receive Files		Input Specs NCOALink Advanced Our Preferred Format Our preferred format is ASCII Text "plain text" Fixed Length Records. Data can be sent by secured FTP. Example Layout From To Length Field Name / Description 1 1 1 Record Type: "0" = Not Classified "1" = Personal Names "2" = Business Names 2 36 35 FullName 37 96 60 Address 97 126 30 City 127 128 2 State 129 133 5 Zip 134 137 4 Client Code - Optional, otherwise Leave blank 138 147 10 List Code - Optional, otherwise leave blank 148 148 1 List Type - Optional, otherwise leave blank 149 151 3 List Priority - Optional, otherwise leave blank 152 225 or 300 or 475 074 149 324 Fill - Reserved for Customer Information (Optional) Click here to printout the layout above. This print out also has a detailed explanation on each of the Data Fields along with help information. Below are templates you can download upon which input format you prefer: Access DBF XML Excel 225 225 225 225 300 300 300 300 475 475 475 475 Conversions For data in formats, other than fixed field, please contact our office for assistance. In most cases, your format will be acceptable for the NCOALink Process. Our staff is able to provide assistance, if required, in conversion of data for the NCOALink Process. Next>  Output Specs
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