Ach File Format Flashcards
(25 cards)
How long is each record?
94 characters
Which part of the Ach file says where it came from and where it’s going?
File header record
What section of the ach file shows who the originator and purpose of the entry is?
Company/batch header record
What fields of a record show who the RDFI and receiver are for each entry and the amount of each entry?
PPD entry detail record 1 and 2
What section tells how many entries are in the batch?
Batch control record
What comes after the batch control record?
Company/batch header record
What comes after company/batch header record?
PPD entry detail #1
What section of the record tells the purpose of the transaction that the addenda is attached to?
Addenda record
What comes after the addenda record?
Batch control record
What section temls the total number of entries and addenda records and total dollar amount of file?
File control record
What section has the file creation date and time?
File header record
What section has the transaction code?
Entry detail record
What section closes the batch?
Company batch control record
Which section closes the file?
File control record
What section has the file ID modifier?
File header record
What section had effective and settlement date?
Company batch header record
What section has the trace number?
Entry detail record
What section has remittance data depending on SEC code?
Addenda record
What is the file control record padded with?
Lines od 9s so the number of lines in the file are multiples of 10
What section has the entry hash count (sum of RDFI IDs)
Company batch control header
What section has the routing numbers for immediate origin and destination?
File header record
What section has the originator status code?
Company batch header record
What section has the service class code?
Company batch header record
What section has the entry and addenda count for the batch?
Company batch control record
