Sync definition files, have a file suffix of .ttidef and can be edited using a plain text editor such as Notepad or vi.

The purpose of a definition file is to provide the translations to TapeTrack on how to extract the required information from the source file, including location and format of the data.

All TapeTrack command line programs, including Sync, will look for a definition file named default.ttidef in the directory they are executed in unless the name and location of the definition file is named in the program call.

Using a text file editor create a file, using a descriptive name, with a suffix .ttidef (eg customer_ACME.ttidef).

In Windows install, save this file to the TapeTrack\TapeTrack Sync\etc directory. You will also notice a sample ttidef file here that was created when Sync was installed.

The definition statements required vary on the format of the source file, what information is required for extraction and translations needed on the extracted data.