TAPMerger Overview

Features - Usage

Usage: TAP_Merger.exe <options>
where options must include:
        -i inputTapFileName1 inputTapFileName2  ...
                Input TAP files (at least 2)
        -o createdTapFileName
                TAP file containing merged call information
and optionally, any of:
        -V
                output version number
        -v
                increase verbosity (you can use it more than once, e.g. -vv)
        -h
                this help message

It couldn't be easier: to merge two or more TAP3 files, pass them on to the "-i" argument, and specify the output TAP3 file by the "-o" argument. All the input TAP files must be of the same TAP3 release, which is also going to be the release of the generated output.

The generated output file has all the calls of the files it was made from, in the same order as they appear in the files (file sequence in the "-i" arguments is therefore important). All lookup tables residing under TransferBatch are appropriately merged, and the lookup codes inside the files are also updated.

Additionally:

• FileCreationTimestamp takes the latest of all the available FileCreationTimestamps.
• FileAvailableTimeStamp takes the latest of all the available FileAvailableTimeStamps.
• TransferCutOffTimeStamp takes the latest of all the available TransferCutOffTimeStamps.

The simple but complete interface allows chaining this module with existing processes and systems or using it in conjunction with other modules to provide more complex solutions for your installation.