| Title: | CHANGE TO STATEMENT NUMBER FORMAT |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1999-04-19 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN STATEMENT NUMBERS
THE ORIGINAL NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR DAILY STATEMENTS ENDED WITH
THREE NUMERIC CHARACTERS. IN ANTICIPATION OF INCREASED VOLUME
OF STATEMENTS IN THE FUTURE, ACS HAS AMENDED ITS PROGRAMMING
TO ALLOW FOR ALPHA CHARACTERS IN THIS PORTION OF THE STATEMENT
NUMBER FIELD, EFFECTIVE TODAY.
WHENEVER A PORT HAS MORE THAN 999 STATEMENTS PRODUCED FOR
ANY ONE DAY, THE 1000TH STATEMENT GENERATED WILL SHOW
"A00" AS THE LAST THREE CHARACTERS IN THE STATEMENT NUMBER.
THIS SERIES WILL CONTINUE (A01-A99, B01-B99, ETC) UNTIL ALL
THE STATEMENTS FOR THAT PORT ARE PRODUCED.
WE EXPECT THAT THIS CHANGE WILL NOT OCCUR FREQUENTLY, AND
WILL MOST LIKELY IMPACT LOS ANGELES FILERS.
NEVERTHELESS, ALL SOFTWARE VENDORS AND SELF-PROGRAMMED ABI
FILERS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY PROGRAMMING CHANGES IN ORDER
TO ACCOMMODATE ALPHA CHARACTERS IN ANY OF THE LAST THREE
CHARACTERS OF THE DAILY STATEMENT NUMBER.
THIS CHANGE MAY AFFECT THE FILER'S SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO RECEIVE
THE DAILY PRELIMINARY AND FINAL STATEMENTS AND THE TRANSMISSION
OF THE STATEMENT NUMBER AS PART OF THE ACH PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION
TRANSACTION.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR ABI
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.