diff --git a/inexDataModel.py b/inexDataModel.py
index c42f408..ccacaa8 100644
--- a/inexDataModel.py
+++ b/inexDataModel.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ def dataTemplate(transactionType,**kwargs):
             "name": kwargs.get('file_name'),
             "path": kwargs.get('file_path')
         },
-        # upload/download:guid needed, figure out how to do this
-        "guid": f'{transactionType}:{kwargs.get("guid")}',
+        "guid": f'{transactionType.split("_")[1].rstrip("d").rstrip("e")}:{kwargs.get("guid")}',
         "node_name": kwargs.get('node_name'),
         "prd_ext_tenant_id": kwargs.get('prd_ext_tenant_id'),
         "product_name": "GlobalScape EFT",
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index c430b1f..4be6116 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ def identifyUtype(obj):
     if obj in file_downloaded:
         return "file_downloaded"
     else:
-        return "other"
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+        return "other"
+    
+transactionType = 'file_uploaded'
+
+print(transactionType.split("_")[1].rstrip("d").rstrip("e"))
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