The correct format for merging (joining) fields is:

freetext<at:var at:name="FIELDNAMEfreetext" />FIELDNAMEfreetext…

where free-text can be empty (FIELDNAME@FIELDNAME).

Example: @Hour:@Minute:@Second

The mapping is divided into two: one for each field reading its values, and one for concatenating (merging) them.

IMPORTANT! The merging field must be located in the table after its parts-fields.

Example 1 for Fixed Width Any Text Import Type

  • StartHour = $L(1,2)
  • StartMin = $L(3,4)
  • StartSecond = $L(5,6)
  • Begin = @StartHour:StartSecond

Example 2 for Delimited Any Text Import Type

  • StartHour = $L(4)
  • StartMin = $L(5)
  • StartSecond = $L(6)
  • Begin = @StartHour:StartSecond

Example 3 for Any XML Import Type

This example shows time read in a format HH-MM-SS-FF from an entry /begin_time/time/.

  • TheStartTime = /begin_time/time/
  • StartHour = &(TheStartTime,”-”,1,1)
  • StartMin = &(TheStartTime,”-”,2,1)
  • StartSecond = &(TheStartTime,”-”,3,1)
  • StartFrame = &(TheStartTime,”-”,4,1)
  • Begin = @StartHour:@StartMin:@StartSecond:@StartFrame