Company/Batch Control Record Format

The Company/Batch Control Record contains the counts, hash totals, and total dollar controls for the preceding detail entries within the indicated batch.

 

All Entry Detail Records are hashed. Both Entry Detail Records and Addenda Records are included in the entry/addenda counts; Batch Header and Batch Control Records are NOT included.

Position

Size

Contents

Data Element Description

Required

01-01

1

‘8’

Record Type Code – company batch control record format

X

02-04

3

‘225’ = ACH Debits Only

Service Class Code

X

05-10

6

No. of Entries

Entry/Addenda Count - a tally of each Entry Detail and Addenda Records processed within the batch

X

11-20

10

Numeric

Entry Hash = Sum of all Entry Record’s Receiving DFI Identification fields (8 digit transit/routing number) within the batch.   (any digits with overflow out of the high order (leftmost) position are ignored.)

X

21-32

12

$$$$$$$$$$cc

Total Debit Entry Dollar Amount

X

33-44

12

$$$$$$$$$$cc

Total Credit Entry Dollar Amount (should be zeroes)

X

45-54

10

Account #  from Bank Profile

Company ID Number

APP_Bank_Info.account_number

X

55-73

19

Null

Reserved

 

74-79

6

Null

Reserved

 

80-87

8

Bank Transit Routing # from Bank Profile (first 8 positions only)

 

Originating DFI Identification

APP_Bank_Info.Routing_number (first 8 positions)

X

88-94

7

Numeric

Batch Number-number of the batch for which this is a control record.  Number the batches sequentially.  Must match Batch Number field  of the Company/Batch Header Record. Truncate batch number at first 7 chars

X

Also in this section:

·            File Header Record

·            Company/Batch Header Record Format

·            Entry Detail Record, Corporate Entry Detail Record Format

·            Addenda Record Format

·            File Control Record Format