Configure Directory Data and Mapping Files

To support the Company information required for the Multiple Company Directory feature, a new Company Information file must be created, and the ADF Mapping file must be updated to include company information, or the COM field type. See About the Additional Database Fields Feature for more information on ADF.

The ADF mapping file must contain a field with the type COM (short for company). The ADF version number must be Version 4 (or higher) to denote the inclusion of a new field type (COM).

Entries in the ADF mapping file must be populated with the appropriate company name. The length of the company name falls under the same maximum field length of 100 characters.

An example ADF mapping file would look like this:

A corresponding example data file would be populated as shown:

The last field entry in the mapping file is of Field Type COM, with the Field Header label Company. The corresponding data file has two different company names in the last field: Sean Co. and XYZ Corp.