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Field Definition Files

The fields in Bloomberg responses are defined in files. You can get the most up-to-date files from the Bloomberg FTP site.

The following table describes the field definition files:

File	Description
lookup.out	Defines valid values for fields and the structure of bulk format fields.
fields.csv	Defines fields for Per Security, Back Office, and Extended Back Office.
crisk_fields.csv	Defines fields for the Credit Risk Module.
backoffice_fields.xls	Defines fields for Back Office.
backoffice_extended_fields.xls	Defines fields for Extended Back Office.