1. Payments Core User Guide
  2. Payment Maintenance
  3. Common Payments Maintenances
  4. Allowed Character Set

Allowed Character Set

The 'Allowed Character set' is a new maintenance that enable users to specify the complete list of allowed characters for a given network.

This maintenance is not specific to any Host and Network. A Character set once specified can be used in the Special characters maintenance created for different combinations of Host and Network code.

For e.g. a 'SEPA' Allowed Character set is used for SEPA ACH, SEPA DD Core, SEPA DD B2B networks and any other Clearing networks where the same character set is applicable.

For SWIFT payments, the standard SWIFT 'X' character set is factory shipped.

  1. On Homepage, specify PMDALCHR in the text box, and click next arrow.
    Allowed Character Set Detailed screen is displayed.

    Figure 2-122 Allowed Character Set Detailed

    Description of Figure 2-122 follows
    Description of "Figure 2-122 Allowed Character Set Detailed"
  2. Click New button on the Application toolbar.
  3. On Allowed Character Set Detailed screen, specify the fields.

    Table 2-67 Allowed Character Set Detailed - Field Description

    Field Description
    Allowed Character Standard Specify a name for the allowed character standard. Typically, the name could be synonymous to the Clearing network for which the character set is applicable. E.g. 'SEPA' as character standard to be used in SEPA ACH and SEPA DD networks.
    Allowed Character Set Specify the allowed characters from the list of values. The LOV includes numerals (0-9), alphabets (a-z, A-Z) and other special characters that are generally allowed in network file/ message formats like ()*% etc.

Parent topic: Common Payments Maintenances