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Use the Dedicated 8XX batch formatter to create new 8XX batch files for adding Dedicated 8XX numbers to your account. Once you create the batch file, you upload it to Control Center.
The Control Center Dedicated 8XX batch formatter has two menus: File and Tools.
Option |
Function |
New |
Create a new order file |
Open/Import |
Load and edit existing order files |
Save |
Save the file |
Save As |
Save the file with a different name, extension, etc. |
Save As ZIP |
Save the file as a .zip file |
Close |
Close the active file |
Close All |
Close all open files |
Quit |
Exit the application |
Option |
Function |
Add Row |
Insert a new row |
Delete Row |
Delete the selected row. (The Delete key on your keyboard deletes the contents of the selected field.) |
Copy Row |
Copy the selected row |
Paste Row |
Paste a copied row |
Validate |
Check for format issues |
Find/Replace |
Find and replace an existing value with a new value |
You can create a batch by doing any of the following:
You can find the Dedicated 8XX Batch Ordering Template in Control Center: Manage Orders > Batch > Dedicated.
The template is a spreadsheet used to arrange the data to be loaded into the Batch Formatter application, via the CenturyLink Protected Internet Delivery [QPID] utility for scripted uploads to the Control Center folders, or in Control Center via Manage Orders > Batch > Dedicated. It is divided into three sections – Header Record, Data Record and Trailer Record. Each field must be populated with the required information for the order to be provisioned successfully.
Note: File names with the same root name but different extensions are not recognized as different files and will be rejected by Control Center. For example, Control Center views 11082003CTLTA.txt, 11082003CTLTA.tx1, and 1108CTLTA.tx3 as the same file (11082003CTLTA) and will reject all but the first file.
You can copy information from cells on an Excel spreadsheet into a field in the batch formatter.
Note: To copy information from Excel spreadsheet and paste it into a batch file:
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