The Identity Field in the view scanning parameters part of the Load Definition File is the token used within the data file to identify the field that uniquely identifies each record. The value associated with this token must be numeric and unique for each record. Non-printable characters may be identified using a back-slash and the octal value.ie: \12 or \012 for a newline and \20 or \020 for a blank.

Example

In this example the identity field is the token "identity". This particular record has an identity value of 1000. No other record should have this value to identify it.