File Control Record

In each table, the Field Name column represents the name of the section that holds specific characters of the text string. The Position column lists the position of the section within the text string. The Contents column provides information about the characters entered in specific parts of the text string. For example, for a file control record, Record Type Code is at the beginning of the text string and is always the number “9.” The program always recognizes the number “9” in position “1” as the Record Type Code of a file control record.

Field Name	Position	Contents
Record Type Code	1	9 (The program automatically enters the number “9” into this field. The number “9” in the position “1” always designates the Record Type Code.)
Batch Count	2-7	The total of all batch header records.
Block Count	8-13	The total number of records, or blocks, in the transmission file.
Entry Addenda Count	14-21	The total of detail and addenda records.
Entry Hash	22-31	The bank’s transaction routing numbers, added throughout the entire transmission file.
Total Debit Entry Dollar Amount	32-43	The sum of all transactions in the transmission file.
Total Credit Entry Dollar Amount	44-55	If you do not include the credit offset transaction text string, 0 appears in these fields. (If you include the credit offset transaction text string, the program automatically enters the number “0” into these fields. The number “0” in the positions “44-55” always designates the Total Credit Entry Dollar Amount.) If you include the credit offset transaction text string, the total amount of all 6/27 (for a checking account) or 6/37 (for a savings account) lines in the transmission file appears in these fields.
Reserved	56-94	Blank