# Enclosure candidates tab

![Discover metadata from a text file Enclosure candidates tab](/files/71H4tz2OtjG8vikjeQYl)

You can enter characters you want to use for enclosures on the **Enclosure candidates** tab. The available options are listed in the following table:

| Option                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Enclosure character required** | Select to require that all fields must be enclosed with enclosure characters. When this field is not selected, enclosure characters are optional.                                      |
| **Ignore enclosure errors**      | Select to ignore enclosure errors when a row is parsed that contains a different number of fields. Clear the option to generate enclosure errors which stops the step from continuing. |
| **Enclosure candidates**         | Enter the enclosure characters you want to use for the file scanning. Enclosure candidates can be one or more characters.                                                              |


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