The application comes with predefined position and personnel actions extracts for the interface files that you submit to the National Finance Center. You copy and modify these predefined extracts to specify agency information, such as the name and directory location of the resulting extract file.

Use the Extract Definition window.

   To copy and modify the extracts:

1. Query the NFC Position Outbound Interface extract:

2. Name the extract by entering a new Extract Prefix and click Copy Extract.

3. Save your work.

4. In the Extract Definition window, query the new extract.

5. Click the Layout tab and define the Output Directory and the Output File name.

   Ensure that you can write a file to the specified directory and that this directory is accessible from the concurrent manager.

6. Choose a file type of flat file, the format required to transmit your file to NFC.

7. Check the Append Concurrent Request ID.

   The application includes the request ID in notifications. Users may also reference the ID when manually initiating the Write Extract Process.

8. Optionally, click the Options tab and check Submit Write Extract Process Automatically.

   Do not choose this option if your users wish to review the generated extract file before they write the results to the flat file that they transmit to NFC.

9. Save your work.

10. Repeat these steps to copy and modify the NFC Personnel Actions Outbound Interface.