If using the "positive pay" feature and Bank of Montreal is your bank, the following displays the format of the bank check file.
|
Field |
Position |
Length |
Description |
|
"ARSH" |
Left |
4 |
Required text |
|
"ISS" |
Left |
3 |
Required text |
|
Customer Name |
Left |
8 |
Customer name, comes from Bank Settings via the EFT and Positive Pay tab - Positive Pay Bank Identifier |
|
Account Number |
Left |
13 |
Account number comes from Bank Settings via the EFT and Positive Pay tab - Alternate Account Number (if specified) or Account Number |
|
Date |
Right |
6 |
Check date in the format of YYMMDD |
|
Test flag |
Left |
4 |
If run in test mode, "TEST" will appear, otherwise, empty space |
|
Spaces |
Left |
42 |
Filler spaces |
|
Field |
Position |
Length |
Description |
|
Account Number |
Left |
13 |
Account number comes from Bank Settings via the EFT and Positive Pay tab - Alternate Account Number (if specified) or Account Number |
|
Check Number |
Right, zero-padded |
10 |
Check number, zero filled |
|
Check Amount |
Right, zero-padded |
11 |
Check amount, zero filled, 2 decimal places. |
|
Check Date |
Complete |
6 |
Check date in the format of YYMMDD |
|
Spaces |
Left |
15 |
Filler spaces |
|
Spaces |
Left |
25 |
Filler spaces |
|
Field |
Position |
Length |
Description |
|
"ARST" |
Left |
4 |
Required text |
|
Number of Checks |
Right |
9 |
Total number of checks exported; with zeros |
|
Total Check Amount |
Right |
13 |
Total amount of all exported checks, with zeros |
|
Spaces |
Left |
54 |
Filler spaces |