---
title: "Field Mapping"
slug: "field-mapping"
updated: 2024-11-26T17:06:35Z
published: 2024-11-26T17:06:35Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/field-mapping"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Field Mapping

| **Param name** | **Mandatory** | **Description** | **Possible Value** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| index | Yes | The position of the field in the original RAS message. | 0 - 2,147,483,647 |
| field | Yes | The name that will be assigned to this RAS field. | Not null. |

**Example XML:**

```xml
<SeparatorParser>
   <StartBytes>5E</StartBytes>
   <EndBytes>7C</EndBytes>
   <Separator>~</Separator>
   <Encoding>utf-8</Encoding>
   <MinimumFieldCount>5</MinimumFieldCount>
   <MaximumFieldCount>7</MaximumFieldCount>
   <FieldMappings>
     <FieldMapping index="0" field="artist" />
     <FieldMapping index="1" field="title" />
     <FieldMapping index="2" field="length" />
     <FieldMapping index="3" field="category" />
     <FieldMapping index="4" field="cartNumber" />
     <FieldMapping index="5" field="album" />
     <FieldMapping index="6" field="label" />
   </FieldMappings>
</SeparatorParser>
```