Tag Offset (Node Property of Flat File Schemas)

 

Use the Tag Offset property to specify the starting offset of the tag within the positional record, starting from the beginning of that record. This also means that the tag must fit the positional record and can span more than one field in that record.

Applies to Nodes of Type

Record

Category

Flat File

Allowed Values

Non-negative integers.

Default Value

None.

XSD Persistence

As the value of the tag_offset attribute of the element/annotation/appinfo/recordInfo annotation element.

Remarks

You can examine and set this property in the Visual Studio Properties window when you select a Record node (including a root Record node) in BizTalk Editor and you have:

  • Configured the Flat File Extension option for the Schema Editor Extensions property of the Schema node

  • Set the Structure property of the selected Record node to Positional

  • Set a value for the Tag Identifier property of the selected Record node

See Also

Supplemental Node Properties for Flat File Schemas