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Switched batch required fields

A Switched Batch file supports add, change and disconnect actions of Switched 8XX, ANIs, and calling cards. Each row on a batch file is processed separately, therefore a Switched Batch file can support multiple combinations of actions and services. For example, a single file can have rows to add Switched 8XX and rows to disconnect ANIs.

Each action and service combination has specific required fields, which are provided below.

Note:

The length noted for each field is the maximum limit. Exceeding the maximum limit in any field should trigger validation error in the Switched batch formatter. If Switched batch formatter is not used (by editing previously validated file), rows with any fields exceeding maximum limit will fail to process successfully.
- The Customer Account ID field accepts up to 12 digits, but Wholesale National account numbers are 8 digits long (so you only need type 8 digits). You don't need to add leading zeros to fill the 12‑digit limit.
- The Primary Name field (for end user's name) only accepts up to 25 characters. If more than 25 are entered, that row/record on the batch file will fail validation and/or fail to process successfully, as noted above.
The alpha/numeric characters (maximum 15) entered in the Order ID field can be used to run the Order ID Service Report.
See related articles regarding ANI, PAC/VPAC, and 8XX AOS/COS.

Add ANI required fields

Field	Type	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen assigned customer account number
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen assigned product account number (second identifier)
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yvyymmdd	Date the file is submitted
Action Code	Character	1	A, C, D, R, B, U	A=Add, C=Change, D=Disconnect, R=Resubmit, B=Block, U=Unblock
Component Group Code	Character	2	AN	AN=ANI
Customer Type	Character	1	R, B	R=Residential, B=Business
PAC (optional)	Numeric	2	1 ‑ 9	PAC digits
VPAC (optional)	Numeric	12		VPAC index number
WTN	Numeric	10		Working telephone number
BTN	Numeric	10		Business telephone number
LOA Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	Date listed on the letter of authorization
Primary Name	Character	25		End user's name
Order ID	Character	15	Alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems
IntraLATA	Character	1	Y, N	IntraLATA service
InterLATA	Character	1	Y, N	InterLATA service
CARE Indicator	Character	1	Y, S, A, Z	Y=Yes, S=Self PIC, A=Alt CIC, Z=Other (A & Z require prior authorization)
Payphone	Character	1	Y, N	Indicates if the service is a payphone
Cellular	Character	1	Y, N	Indicates if the service is cellular

Add switched 8XX required fields

Field	Type	Length	Options/ F\format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier)
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	Date the file is submitted
Action Code	Character	1	A, C, D	A=Add, C=Change, D=Disconnect
Component Group Code	Character	2	IW	IW=8XX
Customer Type	Character	1	R, B	R=Residential, B=Business
8xx	Numeric	10		8XX number
Ring To	Numeric	10		Ring‑to number for 8XX
LOA Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	Date listed on the letter of authorization
Primary Name	Character	25		End user's name
Order ID	Character	15	Alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems
Resp Org ID	Character	5	Alphanumeric	Identifies the organization currently responsible for providing service for the 8XX (where you are porting the 8XX from)
Area of Service	Character	2		Works in accordance with the class of service to specify area of origination
Class of Service	Numeric	3		Works in accordance with the area of service to indicate the area of origination
CenturyLink to be Resp. Org.	Character	1	Y, N	Specifies whether Lumen is to be the responsible organization to provide service for the 8XX
Complimentary Ind	Character	1	Y, N	Specifies whether the 8XX is complimentary. If Y, then the CenturyLink to be Resp. Org. field should be set to N.

Add calling card required fields

Field	Type	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier)
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yvyymmdd	Date the file is submitted
Action Code	Character	1	A, C, D	A=Add, C=Change, D=Disconnect
Component Group Code	Character	2	BC	BC = Calling Card
Customer Type	Character	1	R, B	R=Residential, B=Business
Requested Card	Numeric	14		Specific 14‑digit card number. This is required if Code Qty field is null.
Access Number	Numeric	10		Specifies the 8XX the customer uses to access their card. Options= 8008604444, 8008663691, or your own 8XX if you have the Private Label Card product.
LOA Date	Numeric	8	yvyymmdd	The date listed on the letter of authorization.
Primary Name	Character	25		End user’s name
Order ID	Character	15	Alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems.
Code Quantity	Numeric	3		Specifies the number of cards to order, maximum number is 999 per order. Required if Requested Card is null; used to randomly generate cards.
International Ind	Character	1	B, O, T, V	B=both Int'l origination & termination, O=Int'l origination only, T=Int'l termination only, V=No Int'l origination or termination.

Change ANI required fields

Field	Type	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier)
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yvyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	C	C=Change
Component Group Code	Character	2	AN	AN=ANI
PAC (optional)	Numeric	2	1‑9	PAC digits
VPAC (optional)	Numeric	12		VPAC index number
WTN	Numeric	10		Working telephone number
BTN	Numeric	10		Business telephone number
LOA Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	The date listed on the letter of authorization
Primary Name	Character	25		End user's name
Order ID	Character	15	Alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems
IntraLATA	Character	1	Y, N	IntraLATA service
InterLATA	Character	1	Y, N	InterLATA service
CARE Indicator	Character	1	Y, S, A, Z	Y=Yes, S=Self PIC, A=Alt CIC, 2=Other (A & Z require prior authorization)
Payphone Indicator	Character	1	N, Y	Indicates if the service is a payphone.
Cellular Indicator	Character	1	N, Y	Indicates if the service is cellular.

Change switched 8XX required fields

Field	Туре	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number.
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier).
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	C	C=Change
Component Group Code	Character	2	IW	IW=8XX
8xx	Numeric	10		8XX number
Ring To	Numeric	10		Ring‑to number for 8XX
Primary Name	Character	25		End user's name
Order ID	Character	15	Alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems
Area of Service	Character	2		Works with the class of service to specify area of origination.
Class of Service	Numeric	3		Works with the area of service to indicate area of origination.

Change calling card required fields

Field	Type	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier)
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yvyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	C	C=Change
Component Group Code	Character	2	BC	BC=Calling Card
Requested Card	Numeric	14		Specific 14‑digit card number. This is required if Code Qty field is null.
Access Number	Numeric	10		Specifies the 8XX the customer users to access their card. Options= 8008604444, 8008663691, or your own 8XX if you have the Private Label Card product.
Primary Name	Character	25		End user's name
Order ID	Character	15		User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems

Disconnect ANI required fields

Field	Туре	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number.
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier).
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	D	D=Disconnect
Component Group Code	Character	2	AN	AN=ANI
WTN	Numeric	10		Working telephone number
Order ID	Character	15	alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems.

Disconnect Switched 8XX required fields

Field	Туре	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number.
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier).
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	D	D=Disconnect
Component Group Code	Character	2	IW	IW=8XX
Ring To Number	Numeric	10		Where 8XX call terminates
Order ID	Character	15	alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems.

Disconnect calling card required fields

Field	Туре	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number.
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier).
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	D	D=Disconnect
Component Group Code	Character	2	BC	BC=Calling Card
Requested Card	Numeric	14		Specific 14‑digit card number. This is required if Code Qty field is null.
Access Number	Numeric	10	alphanumeric	Specifies the 8XX the customer uses to access their card. Options= 8008604444, 8008663691, or your own 8XX if you have the Private Lavel Card product.
Order ID	Character	15	alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems.

Resubmit ANI required fields

Field	Type	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen assigned customer account number
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen assigned product account number (second identifier)
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yvyymmdd	Date the file is submitted
Action Code	Character	1	R	R=Resubmit
Component Group Code	Character	2	AN	AN=ANI
Customer Type	Character	1	R, B	R=Residential, B=Business
WTN	Numeric	10		Working telephone number
BTN	Numeric	10		Business telephone number
LOA Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	Date listed on the letter of authorization
Primary Name	Character	25		End user's name
Order ID	Character	15	Alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems
IntraLATA	Character	1	Y, N	IntraLATA service
InterLATA	Character	1	Y, N	InterLATA service
CARE Indicator	Character	1	Y, S, A, Z	Y=Yes, S=Self PIC, A=Alt CIC, Z=Other (A & Z require prior authorization)

Block ANI required fields

Field	Туре	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number.
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier).
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	B	B=Block
Component Group Code	Character	2	AN	AN=ANI
WTN	Numeric	10		Working telephone number
Order ID	Character	15	alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems.

Unblock ANI required fields

Field	Туре	Length	Options/ format	Description(s)
Customer Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned customer account number.
Product Account ID	Numeric	12		Lumen‑assigned product account number (second identifier).
Submit Date	Numeric	8	yyyymmdd	The date the file is submitted.
Action Code	Character	1	U	U=Unblock
Component Group Code	Character	2	AN	AN=ANI
WTN	Numeric	10		Working telephone number
Order ID	Character	15	alphanumeric	User‑defined order ID for tracking your order through Lumen systems.