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• A text file formatted according to the Text File Specifications.  This includes Option A files, and third-party software files or manually- created files validated by Option C.
• A Microsoft Excel .xls file created from one of the Excel workbooks provided by the Service Bureau.  This includes Option B and Option D files and our "Excel-compatible" spreadsheets.

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First Email First Email

Confirmation of Receipt Email (also known as First Email): The email sent by the Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau which indicates that your report submission has been received.  It contains a list of the files we received, your submission number and a preliminary assessment of whether your report meetsour specifications.  For reports submitted via the web and the PRL reporting software the email is sent immediately.  For emailed reports the receipt email will generally be sent by the next business day during the peak reporting season (roughly mid-December through early February); at other times of the year, it will be sent within a few days.  Receipt emails are not usually sent for mailed or FTPed reports.

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Identity Identity

Identity File: The identity.txt contains the identity and contact information that you enter into our reporting software and some third-party software products.  You can also create it yourself.  Our software stores the file in the report folder.  Reports that are submitted via email or electronic reports which are mailed to the NYSDEC should include this file.

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There is no need to attach the identity file to reports submitted via the web or using the PRL reporting software.

 

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Installation Folder Installation Folder

Installation Folder: The default installation folder for all of our software options is: C:\Program Files\NYSPRL. This location is modifiable during installation.  Please note that your report files are not stored here; they are in the report folder.  There is no reason for you to access this folder.  While the blank Option B templates are stored here, it is simpler to use the Blank Form button on the Registration form to open a new form.

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Macro Macro

Macro: A set of Visual Basic for Applications commands used by the Option B application to add functionality to the Excel workbooks.

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Registration Form Registration Form

Registration Form: The main window of the Option A, B and C software.  Your contact and identification information is entered here.  You can open a reporting form to enter pesticide data⁷, upload your report, change the report year, edit your list of products⁷, change the Report Root and access the program documentation..

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Report Folder Report Folder

Report Folder (also known as Data Directory): The default folder for storing report files that you save and the identity.txt file containing the information entered on the Registration form.  The folder name is PRLyyyy (where “yyyy” is the report year, for ex. PRL2014) and it is created by the PRL Reporting Software Options A, B, and C.  A separate report folder is created for each report year.  You may store your files in another location, but the identity.txt is always saved in the report folder.  We strongly recommend saving to the current report folder, which is the default location used by our software.

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Submission Number Submission Number

Submission Number (also known as Processing Number): A 5-digit number issued by the Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau, which identifies a particular report submission.  This number is on the page displayed when you finish uploading your report via our web site or using our Option A, B or C software.  It is also included in the email the Pesticide Reporting Service Bureau sends when you submit a report via the web, our reporting software or email. 

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