ACH tape concatenation (PR19.1)

Use ACH tape concatenation (PR19.1) to combine multiple direct deposit tape files into one direct deposit tape file. You create direct deposit tape files on PR160 (Payment Print).

Note: Contact your financial institution before using this feature. You need to make sure your financial institution can accept this type of tape.

Processing Effect

PR19.1 edits the input tape file names. If there are any errors, the Payroll system creates an error message pointing to the bad path/file name.

The system combines the input direct deposit files into one file. The output file contains multiple batches (from the multiple direct deposit files). Each batch contains a header record, a company batch header, detail, batch control record and the file control for the end of the file. All input tape files are unchanged whether the concatenation is successful or not. You will have to manually delete any input direct deposit files if you want to remove them after a successful concatenation.

If you do not enter a full path for the output file, the system puts the file in the current directory where the program is run from.