1. Localizations for European Reporting and SEPA Processing Implementation Guide
  2. Block B: Group Header Elements

Block B: Group Header Elements

A SEPA XML file includes one group header. The group header must be present in the file. Elements for the group header are:

Tag Description

XML tag

Source of Data

Comments

Message identification

<MsgId>

The system generates an internal identification that consists of the company number, bank account number, and next number (74/01).

Maximum of 35 characters.

Creation date and time

<CreDtTm>

The system generates a date and time stamp at the time of formatting of the message.

The format is YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss

Number of transactions

<NbOfTxs>

The system provides the total number of credit transfer transaction blocks in the message.

For example, if a message contains 1 group header, 1 payment information block and 4 credit transfer information blocks. In this case the number of transactions will set to 4.

Maximum of 15 numeric characters.

Control sum

<CtrlSum>

The system provides the total of all individual euro amounts included in the message.

None

Initiating party name

<Nm>

The system prints the mailing name of the company that pays the voucher. The system gets this information from the Address by Date table (F0116).

Maximum of 70 characters.

Initiating party organization ID

<Id>

This system uses the tax ID of company address number.

None

Initiating party identification issuer

<Issr>

The system uses the value in the Initiating Party Identification Issuer processing option to determine the initiating party issuer. If you leave this processing option blank, the system does not display this tag on the report.

None