Defining Electronic Funds Transfer Formats
| Page Name | Definition Name | Usage | 
|---|---|---|
| EFT_NAME | Define the EFT file that complies with the file format used by China Construction Bank, Shanghai branch to transfer funds to other banks. | 
Use the Electronic Transfer Formats page (EFT_NAME) to define the EFT file that complies with the file format used by China Construction Bank, Shanghai branch to transfer funds to other banks.
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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Electronic Transfer Formats page.

Because Chinese banks don't have a standardized banking format, Global Payroll for China delivers only one banking format used by China Construction Bank, Shanghai branch as an example. You need to create a File Layout and update Create Payment EFT File Application Engine program (GPCN_EFT) appropriately so that they will meet your bank's requirements.
Electronic File Format
The EFT file format defined by China Construction Bank, Shanghai branch is made up of a header section and a body section. The EFT file is created as an ASCII file with the fixed name gpcn_bank.txt.
This table illustrates the four rows of the header section of the banking file.
| Row | Description | Data Source | Example | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Company Name | Account name on Source Bank page. If the length is less than 31, the rest is filled with "=". The data has to be alphanumeric. | ABCD (China) COMPANY LIMITED=== | 
| 2 | Total Lines | Total number of lines in the body section of the banking file in six digits plus "=" repeated 25 times. | 000004========================= | 
| 3 | Total Payment Amount | Total amount of the payment in the body section of the banking file in 12 digits, plus "=" repeated 19 times. | 000000014373=================== | 
| 4 | Separator Line | Fixed value. | ================*************** | 
The following table illustrates the body section of the banking file. The body section comprises three items.
| Item | Description | Data Source | Digit | Example | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Account Number | Account ID on Payee Net Distribution page. | 19 | 1218419980110047698 | 
| 2 | Payment Amount | Sum of Net Result Values stored in the Global Payroll Core result table by each payee. | 9 | 000006545 (meaning 65.45 CNY) | 
| 3 | Transaction Type Code | Fixed value. | 10 | 0000000003 | 
The following is an example of the EFT file:
ABCD (China) COMPANY LIMITED===000004=========================000000014373===================================***************12184199801100476980000065450000000003121841998011005127800000000800000000031218419980110076622000000935000000000312184199801100874700000068850000000003