Technical Specifications and File Formatting Flashcards
Technical Specifications and File Formatting
What is the correct sequence of the records on an ACH File transmission?
File Header, Company Batch Header, Entry Detail, Addenda Record(s), Company Batch Control Record, File Control Record
Which SEC Codes can carry 9,999 Addenda Records?
CTX, TRX, ENR
Which SEC Code requires seven mandatory Addenda Records?
IAT
Which SEC Codes are Zero Dollar Entries?
ACK, COR, DNE, ENR
For the purpose of calculating Hash Totals, which records are included?
File Control and Batch Control Records
Fields within the ACH Records are identified as either
Mandatory, Optional, or Required
The Service Class Code Field in the Company Batch Header Record defines whether the batch contains debits or credits. Which list contains the correct information relating to the Service Class Code Field?
200 mixed debits and credit; 220 credits only; 225 debits only; 280 ACH Accounting Advices
Which participant puts a date in the Company Descriptive Date Field? This field is not used to control timing and does not have a specific format set.
Originator
Which participant sets this Effective Entry Date and what format is this field required to be in?
Originator: YYslashMMslashDD Format
Which participant sets the Settlement Date and what format is this field required to be in?
Operator: Julian Date Format
The two digit code in the ACH Entry Detail Record that determines whether an entry is a debit or credit to a savings, DDA, GL or a credit to a loan account is the
Transaction Code
What field(s) in the Entry Detail Record must be changed to originate a file reversal?
Transaction Code
What field(s) in the Batch Header Record must be changed to originate a file reversal?
Effective Entry Date, Company Entry Description Field, and Service Class Code
The field inclusion requirement for the individual name field for WEB and TEL entries became a field in September of 2007?
Mandatory
A WEB transaction can be either a Single-Entry Transaction or a Recurring Transaction. In order for an RDFI to determine if the transaction is Single Entry or Recurring an S or R is placed in what field?
Payment Type Code Field
What record utilizes the ANSI X12 standards and Nacha endorsed banking?
Addenda Record
A public or private network not located entirely within a single, contiguous, physical facility and any part of which has not implemented security technologies that provide the minimum level of security.
Unsecured Electronic Network
Consists of logically related data elements in a defined sequence.
Data Segment
Minimum level of encryption when transmitting banking information over an Unsecured Electronic Network
128bit Encryption Technology