File Header Record

The ACH extract flat file must have one record of this type and it must be the first logical record on file.

Field Name Format Source/Value/Description
RECORD-TYPE A1 "1"
PRIORITY-CD A2 "01"
RESERVED-01 A1 Spaces
IMMEDIATE-DESTINATION A9 CI_​BANK_​ACCOUNT.DFI_​ID_​NUM
COMPANY-ID A10 CI_​BANK_​ACCOUNT.ACCOUNT_​NBR
FILE-CRE-DT A6 YYMMDD. Current date
FILE-CRE-TM A4 HHMM. Current time
FILE-ID-MODIFIER A1 "A"
RECORD-SIZE-CONST N3 "094" The "FILLER" at the end of all but the Entry Detail Record serves to bring the total length of each record up to this constant.
BLOCKING-FACTOR N2 "10"
FORMAT-CD A1 "1"
ORIG-FIN-INST-NAME A23 CI_​BANK_​L.DESCR
COMPANY-NAME A23 CI_​BANK_​ACCOUNT_​L.DESCR
REFERENCE-CD A8 Spaces