Social Security Number Format

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Social Security Number Format

You can specify how Culprit is to format social security numbers in one of the following ways:

As a site default using the Social Security Number profile option
As an execution override using the SSN profile parameter

Social Security Number Option

The new SSN profile option specifies the default format for social security numbers when using an FS edit mask.

The following diagram shows the syntax for the new SSN option:

►►─── SSN = ─┬─ D ─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
             ├─ A ─┤  
             └─ C ─┘

SSN Option Parameters

This section describes the parameters that support the SSN option parameters.

SSN =

Specifies the default format in which social security numbers will appear when using an FS edit mask.

D: Formats social security numbers using the date stamp (DS) option. This is provided for upward compatibility.
A: Formats social security numbers in American format: nnn-nn-nnnn.
C: Formats social security numbers in Canadian format: nnn-nnn-nnn.

Default: D

SSN Profile Parameter

The new SSN profile parameter specifies the format for social security numbers when using an FS edit mask.

SSN Profile Parameter Syntax

The following diagram shows the syntax for the new SSN profile parameter:

►►─── SSN = ─┬─ D ─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
             ├─ A ─┤  
             └─ C ─┘

SSN Profile Parameter Parameters

This section describes the parameters for the SSN profile option:

SSN =

Specifies the format for social security numbers when using an FS edit mask.

D: Formats social security numbers as specified by the date stamp (DS) option. This is provided for upward compatibility.
A: Formats social security numbers in American format: nnn-nn-nnn.
C: Formats social security numbers in Canadian format: nnn-nnn-nnn.

Record Count Suppression

This release introduces a new profile option that allows you to set your site default for whether CA Culprit generates the Records Written message as part of the report output.

Records Written Message Option

The new RECMSG profile option specifies whether by default CA Culprit generates or suppresses message C750009 Records Written for Report.

RECMSG Profile Option Syntax

The following diagram shows the syntax for the new RECMSG profile option.

►►─── RECMSG = ─┬─ Y ─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
                └─ N ─┘

RECMSG Profile Option Parameters

This section describes the parameters for the RECMSG profile option.

RECMSG =

Sets the default for generating or suppressing message C750009, Records Written for Report.

Y: Issues message C750009.
N: Supresses message C750009.

Default: Y

Century Base Year

You can use the new CULLUS12 Default Year profile option to establish the base year that CULLUS12 uses to determine the century associated with a two-digit year.

To specify the year that CULLUS12 uses to determine the century associated with a two digit year, use the US12YR profile option.

CULLUS12 Default Century Option

The new US12YR profile option specifies the base year for determining the century associated with a 2-digit year.

US12YR Syntax

The following diagram shows the syntax for the new US12YR profile option.

►►─── US12YR = nn ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄