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Target File Name Pattern for Flat Files

When you define a flat file target, the pattern of the file name, which you define in the

Target Filename Pattern

field, can contain the following variables:

Variable	Description
($Table_Name)	Name of the table in the topic that contains the data. Use this variable in topics that include more than one table to create an output file for each table column.
($Time_Stamp)	Date and time when the subscription runs, in the following format: yyyy-mm-dd-hh24_mi_ss
($Publication_Instance_Date)	Date and time when the publication instance is created, in the following format: yyyy-mm-dd-hh24_mi_ss Use this variable to differentiate between multiple publication instances and to sort publications by date.