Edit EFT File Information Screen

The table below describes the items on the Edit EFT file information screen. For more information about how to access this screen, refer to Edit EFT file information.

Screen Item	Description
Immediate destination	In the Immediate destination field, enter the eight-digit identification number of the institution that approves and authorizes your organization’s bank account transactions. Typically, the Federal Reserve approves most financial transactions for banks in the United States. However, your organization’s bank may act as your financial approval institution.
Immediate destination name	In the Immediate destination name field, enter the name of the institution that authorizes all United States banking transactions. Typically, you enter “Federal Reserve” as the immediate destination; however, you should verify this with your organization’s bank.
Immediate origin	In the Immediate origin field, you can select “Bank account routing number,” “Organization EIN,” or “Other number.” Depending on your selection, an additional field appears and displays the routing number or EIN. If you select “Other number,” enter a number. To use “Bank account routing number,” the routing number must exist on the bank account record. To use “Organization EIN,” the EIN must exist on the organization record.
Immediate origin name	In the Immediate origin name field, you can select “Organization name” or “Other name.” If you select “Organization name,” an additional field appears and displays the organization name. If you select “Other name,” enter a name.
Company name	In the Company name field, if you select “Organization name,” an additional field appears and displays the organization name. If you select “Other name,” enter a name.
Company ID prefix	In the Company ID prefix field, enter the digit, 0 through 9, to appear before your company ID in the header file. Typically, your organization’s bank determines this prefix.
Company ID	In the Company ID field, enter your organization’s federal tax identification number, employer identification number, or the number that your bank specifies for you.
Include carriage return/line feed	To display each record as its own row in the direct debit transmission file, select Include carriage return/line feed.