Customer Agreement for ACH Debit Origination

You can maintain the Customer Agreement for ACH Debit Origination. Customer Agreement can be maintained for a combination of Network, Customer and Customer Account.

You can maintain the disallowed Debit Accounts, if any for an Originated ACH Debit transaction.

This screen is also applicable for SDD files.

  1. On Homepage, specify PMDCUSAG in the text box, and click next arrow.
    Customer Agreement for ACH Debit Origination screen is displayed.

    Figure 2-1 Customer Agreement for ACH Debit Origination

    Description of Figure 2-1 follows
    Description of "Figure 2-1 Customer Agreement for ACH Debit Origination"
  2. On Customer Agreement for ACH Debit Origination screen, specify the fields.
    For more information about the fields, refer to field description below:

    Table 2-1 Customer Agreement for ACH Debit Origination - Field Description

    Field Description
    Host Code System defaults the Host Code of transaction branch on clicking ‘New’.
    Network Code Specify the Network Code from the list of values. All valid Network Codes (Function ID: PMDNWCOD) maintained in the system for the payment type 'ACH DD' and ‘SDD’ are listed.
    Network Description Network Description is defaulted based on the Network Code selected.
    Network Type Description Network Type Description is defaulted based on the Network Code selected.
    Identifier Type Select the Identifier from the following:
    • Company ID (Default)
    • Customer ID
    Customer Number Specify the Customer Number from the list of values. Based on the option selected for Identifier Type field, the list of values for Customer field is populated with valid customer IDs or Co IDs.
    Company Name This field is defaulted as Customer Name/Company Name based on the Customer ID/Co ID selected.
    Customer Account No

    Specify the Customer Account No from the list of values. All valid accounts maintained in the system are listed if the identifier type is company ID.

    The credit account used in ACH DD transaction can be maintained in this field. This is a mandatory filed.

    All valid accounts maintained for the Processing Host and the accounts of other Hosts allowed for the Processing Host are listed, if the Identifier type selected is 'Company ID'.

    System checks whether an account is allowed for the Processing Host based on the Allowed Processing Host Maintenance (Function ID: PMDPRHST).

    Account Name Account Name is populated based on the Customer Account selected.
    Debit Origination Allowed flag This flag needs to be checked if Debit origination are to be allowed for the Host Code, Network Code, Customer identifier and Customer Account combination.
    Agreement Start Date & End Date

    This is an optional maintenance. If any of these dates are provided system validates whether the agreement is valid while processing transaction. Start date can be current date or future date. End date has to be same or later than the Start Date.

    Agreement is not considered as valid before the Start Date or after the End Date.

    Disallowed Debtor Accounts The list of Debtor Accounts disallowed in ACH DD transaction originated for the customer/ account can be maintained. This is an optional maintenance. While processing Originated ACH DD transaction, the system validates that debit account is not part of the Disallowed list maintained.