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How to choose a Download BAPLIE variant

Use this guide to download your BAPLIE file in the version that you uploaded, with some data removed. You can remove the NAD segments (name and address data) or the extra RFF segments (reference data). A segment is one coded line of the BAPLIE file.

Before you start: open your file.

  1. In the Function Menu on the left, open Management and click Download BAPLIE. The Download BAPLIE page opens.
  2. Open the list Select which version of BAPLIE to download… (1 in the picture).
  3. Choose the variant that you need. The table below explains each variant.
  4. Read the message under the list (2 in the picture). It shows the file name and what the download changes. The file downloads to your computer.

The Download BAPLIE page with Current Version without NAD segments chosen in the list and the message that the file is downloading without NAD segments

This picture shows the choice Current Version without NAD segments. The next picture shows Current Version with single RFF segment per container.

The Download BAPLIE page with Current Version with single RFF segment per container chosen in the list and the message that the file is downloading with excess RFF segments removed

Choice in the list What changes in the file
Current Version without NAD segments The NAD segments are removed from all containers, full and empty.
Current Version without NAD segments from Full Containers The NAD segments are removed from full containers only. Empty containers keep their NAD segments.
Current Version without NAD segments from Full Containers and without Container ID unless Hazardous The NAD segments are removed from full containers. The container number is removed from all containers except hazardous containers. See How to download a BAPLIE without container numbers (except hazardous).
Current Version with single RFF segment per container A container can have more than one RFF segment. The download removes the extra ones, so that each container has one RFF segment.