Skip to main content
Skip table of contents

PYEF - TAPE01

Magnetic Tape Format Switches
The Miscellaneous common codes associated with Electronic Fund Transfer Tape processing are detailed below. Common code PYEF, Code Values TAPE01, TAPE02, and TAPE03 are required for EFT processing.
Code Category: PYEF
Code Value: TAPE01
Short Description: If "TEST" is entered in this field, a tape pre-note record will be created. This is used when beginning to utilize Electric Fund Transferring.
Medium Description: Used to describe the common code. Note-If employee EFT information is to be stored in common codes, instead of in the Assoc. Code and Association Code Description fields on the Employee Definition (3) screen, enter "OLD" in this field.
Long Description: Used to describe the common code.
Associated Numeric Values
1: If this is set to "1" then the employee's SSN will be used instead of the employee's ID on the tape and report.
2-5: Reserved for future use.
Associated Codes
1: Enter the two-character Priority Code. The value should always be "01."
2: Enter the File ID Modifier. The value should always be "A."
3: Enter "SECURPAY" in this field to create the tape in the SecurPay format. Enter "MELLON" in this field to create the tape in Mellon Bank format.
4: Enter "ASCII" in this field to create the tape in ASCII. If left blank, the tape will be created in EBCDIC format.
5: If you want the Federal ID No. (Or anything other than Originator DFI ID in record 8) enter that number here.
Secure Pay-Allows alternate DFI Trace NO.
Put alternate trace number in Assoc Code 5.
Secure Pay also causes all "000" to be put in the reference code in record 1 otherwise it uses period reference.
If Secure Pay or Mellon are being used the settlement date is blanked out in record 5; otherwise, it is all "0." (All Mellon format does is blank this date out).
Associated Descriptions
1: Enter the Immediate Destination Code or Receiving Point Identification Number. This is the ID number of the bank to which the tape is sent.
2: Enter the Immediate Origin Code or Sending Point Identification number. This is the ID number of the service agency or company that created the tape.
3: Enter the Destination Name. This is the name of the bank to where the tape is sent.
4: Enter the name of the service agency or company that created the tape (usually the name of the employer creating the tape).
5: Enter the name of the organization (usually the name of the employer creating the tape). If you would like the name of the organization to change with the pay cycle, enter "CYCLE" in description 5. This will cause a lookup to another common code, PYEF/CYCLExx where "xx" is the pay cycle for which the EFT tape is being created. The organization name is paced in Description 5 of the PYEF CYCLExx common code.
Special note: PYFG / TAPE01Z allows you to specify the Trace and Sequence numbers for the tape 6 record in the EFT file. Enter "SET TRAC SEQ" in associated code 2 and the 15-character code (eight-character trace number and seven-character sequence number) in Associated Description 2 to enable this feature.

JavaScript errors detected

Please note, these errors can depend on your browser setup.

If this problem persists, please contact our support.