The import file should be formatted as follows (with comas separating each field):
StateFiscalYear,Region,Provider,CountyCode,Month,Year,LastName,SSN,DOB,ServiceCode,Units,Route

State Fiscal Year

4 Characters

Region

1 Character

Provider

4 Characters

County Code

3 Characters

Month

2 Characters

Year

4 Characters

Last Name

40 Characters

SSN

4 Characters (Last 4 digits of SSN or Assigned number)

Date of Birth (DOB)

8 Characters (Must be a valid date)

Service Code

3 Characters

Units

3 Characters (Zero filled)

Route

3 Characters (Zero filled)

FY,Region,ProviderCode,CountyCode,ReportMonth,ReportYear,LastName,SSN,DOB,Service,Units,SRW

2008,D,D058,097,07,2005,Poteat,1234,01021960,180,003,041
2008,D,D057,096,06,2005,Smith,5678,02031961,180,004,041
2008,D,D056,095,05,2005,Rauschenberger,9012,04051962,180,005,041
2008,D,D055,094,04,2005,Allen,3456,05071962,180,006,041

Notes from Programmer

There is no need to pad each record to the maximum length. Using commas to separate the data means that each record is determined by the comma, not by the length of the field, thus making the file smaller and reducing the import time.

The filename can be what you want; however, he suggests that we use the extension ".CSV" instead of .TXT.  CSV stands for comma separated values.

Revised per Tim Waters, ARMS Programmer, August 13, 2007