> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.activeviam.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ladder Definition

Download sample file: [LadderDefinition.csv](../assets/csv/LadderDefinition.csv)

This Ladder Definition file type is identified using the pattern: **\*\*LadderDefinition\*.csv** (as specified by `mr.sensi.file-patterns.ladders`).
This file is loaded using the **SensiLadders** topic. See the [Topic Aliases table](../dev/dev-mr-application/dev-dlc/dlc-mr-config#topic-aliases) for an understanding of the topic aliases associated with each topic.

For information on the glob patterns used and how to customize them, see note on [File name patterns](.#file-name-patterns)

For more information, see [Sensitivity ladders](../calculations/sensitivity-ladders)

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Key</th><th>Null</th><th>FieldType</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr><tr><td>AsOfDate</td><td>Y</td><td>N</td><td>String with format ‘YYYY-MM-DD’</td><td>Indicates the date of the file. See <a href=".">Note on AsOfDate</a>.</td><td>2018-09-28</td></tr><tr><td>RiskClass</td><td>Y</td><td>N</td><td>String</td><td>The risk class that the ladder scale is defined for.</td><td>Equity</td></tr><tr><td>ShiftType</td><td>N</td><td>N</td><td>String</td><td>The type of the scale (‘A’ for absolute, ‘R’ for relative).</td><td>A</td></tr><tr><td>Scale</td><td>N</td><td>N</td><td>List of doubles (delimited by semicolons)</td><td>The ladder scale for the risk class and as-of-date.<br /><br />The ladder must include the zero-shift as 0.0.</td><td>-0.5;-0.25;-0.1;0.0;0.1;0.25;0.5 (Relative, percentages)<br /><br />or<br /><br />-47.6;-20.0;0.0;20.0;47.6 (Absolute shift values)</td></tr></table>