File sequence number in a Flat file

Question

Hi,
I am working on Idoc to file scenario wherein my output file will have a sequence number assigned to each level.
there are 4 levels and hence 4 sequence number to be genearted and its values should also have the same sequence number.
i am doing this just by using Counter function.
But when i am getting  a multiple detail records, for each detail record(0040) level its keep incrementing.but it should have the same value what its level has.
for ex:
ALPHAMER AS2 E5 710 20114806124829 01.00   
0000 00000000 20100102 V3.0 SORD CZ1
0010 00000001 76767 123 100 WER Constant BNG 560011 RAJ WERR     560011    BTM   X EN RT
0020 00000001 TYUIOP
0040 00000001 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
0040 00000002 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
0040 00000003 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
0040 00000004 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
9999 99999999
It has to be like this.
ALPHAMER AS2 E5 710 20114806124829 01.00   
0000 00000000 20100102 V3.0 SORD CZ1
0010 00000001 76767 123 100 WER Constant BNG 560011 RAJ WERR     560011    BTM   X EN RT
0020 00000001 TYUIOP
0040 00000001 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
0040 00000001 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
0040 00000001 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
0040 00000001 8765 6532 200 45 10 WE 20 AG
9999 99999999
Can someone help me in achieving this.
Regards

Answer 1

Hi there,
Just to try out from a different view, the following case could be implemented if the pre-requiisites are satisfied:
Pre-requisites:
1) The element that carries a primary factor, let us say, '8765' from your example.
2) Functionally there is an element in your header item that relates the line items under it.
My understanding of your example:
1) Line items present for 00, 10, 40
2) Line item 30 absent in the series
Proposal:
Map source field (the one that is arelating factor, here the one that carries '8765') -> INDEX (start by 0, increment by 1) -> multiply by one.
INDEX standard function property: Donot Reset for every context;
Srikanth Srinivasan
Edited by: Srikanth Srinivasan on Jan 10, 2011 11:02 AM