The File Header Record designates physical file characteristics and identifies the immediate origin (Sending Point or ACH Operator) and destination (Receiving Point or ACH Operator) of the entries contained within the file or within the transmitted batched data. In addition, this record includes date, time, and file identification fields which can be used to identify the file uniquely.
Position |
Size |
Contents |
Data Element Description |
Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
01-01 |
1 |
‘1’ |
Record Type Code - file header record format |
X |
02-03 |
2 |
‘01’ |
Priority Code - future scheme for priority handling of files |
X |
04 |
1 |
Blank space |
(b = blank space) |
X |
05-13 |
9 |
Bank Transit/Routing # from Bank Profile
|
Immediate Destination APP_Bank_Info.routing_number Routing numbers are constructed as: TTTTAAAAc (c=check digit) |
X |
14-23 |
10 |
Account # from Bank Profile
|
Immediate Origin number. APP_Bank_Info.account_number |
X |
24-29 |
6 |
YYMMDD |
File Creation Date |
X |
30-33 |
4 |
HHMM |
File Creation Time |
X |
34-34 |
1 |
Upper Case A-Z |
File ID Modifier - code to distinguish among multiple input files. Label the first (or only) file ‘A’ and continue in sequence. |
X |
35-37 |
3 |
‘094’ |
Record Size - number of characters contained in each record |
X |
38-39 |
2 |
‘10’ |
Blocking Factor - number of physical records within a block |
X |
40-40 |
1 |
‘1’ |
Format Code |
X |
41-63 |
23 |
Bank Name from Bank Profile |
Immediate Destination Name APP_Bank_Info.Bank_Name |
X |
64-86 |
23 |
The Association Name from Bank Profile |
Immediate Origin Name APP_Bank_Info.Corporate_Name |
X |
87-94 |
8 |
Null |
Reference Code |
|
Also in this section:
· Company/Batch Header Record Format
· Entry Detail Record, Corporate Entry Detail Record Format
· Company/Batch Control Record Format