ACH Special Character Set Maintenance

The ACH Special Character Set Maintenance screen allows users to maintain Special Character Standard for ACH transactions.

  1. On Homepage, specify PMDSPACH in the text box, and click next arrow.
    ACH Special Character Set Maintenance screen is displayed.

    Figure 2-21 ACH Special Character Set Maintenance

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    Description of "Figure 2-21 ACH Special Character Set Maintenance"
  2. Click New button on the Application toolbar.
  3. On ACH Special Character Set Maintenance screen, specify the fields.

    For more information on fields, refer to the field description below:

    Table 2-12 ACH Special Character Set Maintenance - Field Description

    Field Description
    Special Character Standard Specify the Special Character Standard. This is a mandatory field.
    Standard Description Specify the Standard Description.
    Allowed Numbers Allowed Numbers is defaulted with numbers 0-9 on initiating a new maintenance using the operation 'New'. You can delete some of the numbers, if required.
    Allowed Alphabets Allowed Alphabets is defaulted as a-z and A-Z. You can modify the same.
    Allowed Special Characters Allowed Special character' field defaults the characters allowed by SWIFT Z character set. You can add/delete the characters as required.
    Allowed Other Characters Specify any Allowed Other Characters, if required to be added in the allowed list of special characters.
    Default Replacement Character You can maintain list of disallowed characters and corresponding replacement characters can be maintained in the multi-record block provided in the screen. If the replacement character is not maintained for a disallowed character, it is replaced with 'Default Replacement Character' maintained in the Header section. This is a mandatory field.

    Note:

    On saving the maintenance, the system validates that 'Default Replacement Character' in the Header section and the 'Replacement characters 'defined in the multi-block are as part of allowed character list.

    If you need to maintain Space as a special character or replacement character, you can maintain the same as 'space'.