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How to I make changes to the Header row on the ABA File?

The header row is fixed format text file. This row is populated with the following information.

  • Position 1-1 : "0" This always has the value of "0"
  • Position 2-18: This is always blank
  • Position 19-20: This the reel sequence number and is always "01"
  • Position 21-23: This is the Financial Institution abbreviation. This field is populated from the field "Bank Code" that is on the Merchant Facility related to the Direct Debit Batch. This is the first values before the space, e.g. "ANZ" when Bank Code is "ANZ - ANZ Banking Group"
  • Position 24-30: This is always blank
  • Position 31-56: This is the User Preferred Specification (UPS). This field is populated from the field "User Preferred Specification" that is on the Merchant Facility related to the Direct Debit Batch. If this field is blank, the Company Name from Salesforce setup > Company Information is used.
  • Position 57-62: This is the User Identification Number. This field is populated from the field "User Identification Number" that is on the Merchant Facility related to the Direct Debit Batch.
  • Position 63-74: This is always "DIRECT DEBIT"
  • Position 75-80: This is from the Direct Debit Batch, field: Processing Date
  • Position 81-120: This is always blank

Updated at July 27th, 2024

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