Multiple Appointments Action File Upload Format

eAppoint requires that uploaded documents containing new and/or termination appointments follow a specific format. Be sure to save your document as a comma-delimited text file, as eAppoint will only accept and process comma-delimited text files. Your file is required to have a specific file header that identifies the data fields and their required order. The file header must be the following (on a single line):

ACTION_TYPE,AE_NUM,LICENSE_NUM,SSN_FEIN,TYCL,SUPERVISOR_LICENSE_NUM,EFFECTIVE_DT,BUSINESS_LOCATION_COUNTY,APPOINTMENT_COUNTY,TERMINATION_REASON_CD,STATE_OR_COUNTY_CD

It may be easiest and most time efficient to cut and paste the above text into the first line of your document.

Definitions for each field are provided in the following table:

Field

Definition

Required/Optional For

Rules

ACTION_TYPE

This field indicates whether the row is a new or termination.

Required field for both Action Types (New and Termination Appointments)..

Indicate thee type of action that you intent to do with the appointment on the specific row, thus:

"N" = New or Reinstate Appointment.

 "T" = Termination Appointment.

AE_NUM

The Appointing Entity Number.

Required field for both Action Types (New and Termination Appointments)..

Required field.

LICENSE_NUM

The licensee’s Florida identification number.

Required field for both Action Types (New and Termination Appointments).

Required field.

SSN_FEIN

The last five digits of the licensee’s FEIN or SSN.

Required field for both Action Types (New and Termination Appointments).

Required field.

TYCL

The appointment TYCL.

Required field for both Action Types (New and Termination Appointment).

Required field.

SUPERVISOR_LICENSE_NUM

The supervising licensee’s Florida identification number.

Required field for New Appointments.

Only required for TYCLs that require a supervising licensee.

EFFECTIVE_DT

The appointment or termination effective date.

Required field for botn Action Types (New and Termination Appointments).

Must be in MM/DD/YYYY format.

BUSINESS_LOCATION_COUNTY

The Florida county location of the licensee’s business.

Optional field for New Appointments.

Required for residents.

APPOINTMENT_COUNTY

The county code if a county appointment.

Optional field for both (New and Termination Appointments).

If state appointment, leave blank. Required for county appointments. The word, ALL, may be used for the county code if the licensee is to be Appointed OR Terminated in all of the Florida counties.

TERMINATION_REASON_CD

The reason for the appointment termination.

Required field for Termination Appointments.

Required field that is indicated by one of the following codes:

AVFS” =  ALLEGED VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES

D” = DECEASED

MOFL” =  MOVED OUT OF FLORIDA

NLRC ” = NO LONGER REPRESENTS THE COMPANY

STATE_OR_COUNTY_CD

This field indicates whether the appointment is a state or county appointment.

Required field for Termination Appointments.

This field is indicated by one of the following codes:

S” = State

C ” = County

After the file header, you will need to provide specific details for each appointment or termination. A dataset for each appointment or termination must be created by specifying each appointment field in the proper order, separating each item by using a comma. A line break at the end of each dataset will separate one dataset from the next. If an appointment or termination field is not required, you will still need to use the appropriate number of commas as a space holder. Below is an example of two appointment and three terminations data sets separated by a line break:

N,1111,A123456,23333,0220,,01/01/2003,01,,,
T,3333,A777777,29999,0214,,01/01/2003,01,,MOFL,S
T,1111,A555555,23333,0214,,01/01/2003,01,,MOFL,S
N,2222,A333333,34444,0920,,01/01/2003,,01,,
T,4444,A989898,35444,0814,,01/01/2003,,01,NLRC,C

If your file includes a state appointment and county appointment(s) for the same individual licensee and TYCL, then the state appointment dataset must precede the county appointment datasets.

Please remember that terminating a Licensee's State Appointment for an Appointing Entity will also cancel any associated County Appointments.