OCR Programming 15 - 17
Optional Alpha (2)
An alpha character is accepted in this position if present. Optional characters are not allowed as the first
character(s) in a field of like characters.
Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data
AAAA2 ABCDE WXYZ ABCD6
Alpha or Digit (3)
An alphanumeric character is required in this position to validate the incoming data.
Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data
33333 12ABC WXY34 12AB<
Any Including Space & Reject (4)
Any character is accepted in this position, including space and reject. An underscore (_) represents rejects in the
output. This is a good selection for troubleshooting.
Template Valid data Valid data
99499 12$34 34 98
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