EDI 824 File Format

Before uploading the EDI 824 file, you need to ensure that the file contains the following tags and attributes:

Tag Attribute Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
OTI Reference Number Used to specify the automatic payment clearing ID. It indicates the automatic payment clearing record for which the review comments are received from the auto clearing house. Yes
OTI Acknowledgement Code Used to indicate whether the automatic payment clearing record is accepted or rejected by the auto clearing house. If you want to reject the automatic payment clearing record, you must specify TE or TR as the acknowledgement code. However, if you want to approve the automatic payment clearing record, you can either specify any value other than TE or TR or leave this attribute blank. No
TED Error Code Used to indicate either of the following:

  • The payment cancelation reason when the automatic payment clearing record is rejected by the auto clearing house.

    Note: You must specify a payment cancelation reason which is already defined in the system.

  • The Notice to Change (NOC) reason when the automatic payment clearing record is accepted by the auto clearing house with a Notice to Change (NOC).

    Note: You must specify a NOC reason which is already defined in the APAY_​UPL_​NOC_​LOOKUP lookup field.
 Yes (Conditional)
Note: This attribute is required when the automatic payment clearing record is rejected by the auto clearing house.
TED Error Description Used to specify the reason why the automatic payment clearing record is either rejected or accepted with a Notice to Change (NOC). No