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CTX Payments

Input Formats: Flat File Vendor Payments

Table of Contents


CTX VENDOR PAYMENTS LAYOUT

DHDR= File Header Record

A = Payment Record
RM = Remittance Record
RM
RM
RM
Etc.

A = Payment Record
RM = Remittance Record
RM
RM
Etc.

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.
.
.
.
.

DEOR = File Trailer Record

All Alpha - Numeric fields should be left justified.
All Numeric fields should be right justified.

File Header Record

Field
No.

Field
Length
Field Type Field
Position
Description Notes
1 4 Alpha/
Numeric
1 - 4 Record ID
"DHDR"
2 16 Alpha/
Numeric
5 - 20 Blanks
 
3 4 Alpha/
Numeric
21 - 24 Agency Name ex: AGRI
4 6 Alpha/
Numeric
25 - 30 VENMIS
 
5 5 Numeric 31 - 35 Creation Date YYDDD
6 5 Alpha/
Numeric
36 - 40 Blanks
 
7 20 Alpha/
Numeric
41 - 60 Agency Name (Optional)
8 12 Alpha/
Numeric
61 - 72 Agency Telephone
Number
(Optional)
9 6 Alpha/
Numeric
73 - 78 VENMIS
 
10 11 Alpha/
Numeric
79 - 89 Schedule Number Mandatory
11 8 Numeric 90 - 97 Settlement Date Mandatory
b with a / through itb with a / through itYYMMDD
or
YYYYMMDD
12 63 Alpha/
Numeric
98 - 160 Blanks
 

Payment Record

Field
No.

Field
Length
Field
Type
Field
Position
Description Notes FN
1 1 Alpha/
Numeric
1 Record ID "A"
 
2 9 Numeric 2 - 10 Payee ID (TIN
Number)
Taxpayer Identification Number
 
3 10 Numeric 11 - 20 Total Payment
Amount
No Decimal 1
4 1 Alpha/
Numeric
21 Line Code "V"
 
5 8 Numeric 22 - 29 Agency Location
Code (ALC)

 
6 23 Alpha/
Numeric
30 - 52 Payee Name Name field in ACH CTX is limited to 16 characters.
 
7 1 Alpha/
Numeric
53 Account Type "C" or "S"
 
8 8 Numeric 54 - 61 Receiving RTN
 
 
9 1 Numeric 62 Check Digit
 
 
10 17 Alpha/
Numeric
63 - 79 Receiving Account Number
 
 
11 80 Alpha/
Numeric
80 - 159 Blanks
 
 
12 1 Alpha/
Numeric
160 Eligible For Offset
Code
Y or N
 

1. Total amount must equal the sum of all associated Remittance Records. (Field 4 of Remittance Records.)

Remittance Record
Field
No.
Field
Length
Field Type Field
Position
Description Notes FN
1 3 Alpha/
Numeric
1 - 3 Record ID
"RMb with a / through it"
 
2 2 Alpha/
Numeric
4 - 5 Document Reference
Type
 
1
3 30 Alpha/
Numeric
6 - 35 Document Number
 
 
4 10 Numeric 36 - 45 Actual Amount Paid No Decimal 2
5 10 Numeric 46 - 55 Original Document Amount No Decimal
Optional
 
6 10 Numeric 56 - 65 Discount Amount
Taken
No Decimal Optional
 
7 2 Alpha/
Numeric
66 - 67 Additional Info
Type
Optional 3
8 10 Alpha/
Numeric
68 - 77 Additional Info
Number
Optional 4
9 80 Alpha/
Numeric
78 - 157 Informational
Note
Optional 5
10 3 Alpha/
Numeric
158 - 160 Blanks
 
 

1. Recommended Document Reference Types:

IV - SELLER'S INVOICE NUMBER
CT - CONTRACT NUMBER
PO - PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER

2. Sum of all Remittance amounts must equal total dollar amount in the Payment Record, field 3.

3. Recommended Additional Info Types:

RB - RATE CODE NUMBER
CM - CREDIT MEMO

4. Use prompt pay annual interest rate. Example: 8.125%

5. Example: $3.16 is interest for 20 days.

File Trailer Record

Field
No.

Field
Length
Field
Type
Field
Position
Description Notes FN
1 4 Alpha/
Numeric
1 - 4 Record ID "DEOR"
 
2 6 Alpha/
Numeric
5 - 10 Blanks
 
 
3 10 Numeric 11 - 20 (File Total)
Record Count
(Should Match Items Certified) 1
4 10 Alpha/
Numeric
21 - 30 Blanks
 
 
5 12 Numeric 31 - 42 (File Total)
Total Amount
(Should Match
Dollars Certified) No Decimals
2
6 1 Alpha/
Numeric
43 Blank
 
 
7 12 Numeric 44 - 55 (Tape Total)
Cumulative Record
Count
Optional
(Total Items)
 
8 1 Alpha/
Numeric
56 Blank Optional
 
9 14 Numeric 57 - 70 (Tape Total)
Cumulative Amount
Optional
(Total Dollars)
 
10 90 Alpha/
Numeric
71 - 160 Blanks
 
 

1. Must match number of Payment ("A") Records in file.

2. Must match sum of all total dollar amounts in Field 3 of Payment ("A") Records in file.


   Last Updated:  March 08, 2011

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