Import scripting help request - fdmRow.getString("UD5X") throwing error

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I am receiving the following error message:

EPMFDM-140274:Message - Error Evaluating scriptnullorg.python.core.Py.NameError(Py.java:220)

Here is the script:

def Profile_Tri(strField, strRecord):

    strcompany = strField

    stracct = " "

    stracct = fdmRow.getString("UD5X")

    #stracct = "17300"

    if stracct == "IGNORE":

        Profile_Tri = strcompany

    elif stracct == "":

        Profile_Tri = strcompany

    else:

        Profile_Tri = strcompany + stracct

    return Profile_Tri

If I comment out line 3 and uncomment out line 4, code executes fine.

    #stracct = fdmRow.getString("UD5X")

    stracct = "17300"