Modifying the ACH DME File

[Former Member]

Hello all,

We just change our bank and our new bank wants us to modify the ACH DME file that SAP generates. After we discussions and back and forth, they said our DME file is 96 byte and the want us to change it to 94 byte.

Does anyone knows where or how this can be done.

This is the DME file that gets generated after a payment run.

Thanks.

[Former Member]

Sri,

Thanks for the reply.

How do I know what DMEE Format Tree we are using. I looked at the list and I don't see anything that looks familiar.

Is there a situation where we are not even using this DMEE transaction to modify our DME files?

I attached the tree type list and I assume we are using PAYM but looking at the Format tree, I don't see anything familiar I can pick.

Is there any step I can go through to determine what format tree we are using?

[Former Member]

Oh Yes,

You need to use PAYM. Then choose the format ACH.

Thanks

Srini

[Former Member]

Sri,

ACH is not in the option. I don't think we are using the DME engine. That is why  I asked the question early if there are other options apart from using DME. See attached files below. U'll see in the first shot that DME Engine is not checked, and you can see the format to be ACH but in the second shot is the drop down for the DMEE format tree and there is no ACH in the format.

Now, I changed our house bank in test system and did all the configuration. When we try to do a payment run it used the new house bank but when we check the DME file, there was nothing to be displayed. Do we need to assign a DME file to the new house bank? If so, how can we do that?

[Former Member]

Hi Basil,

How did you manage to resolve this? Did you DMEE OR standard function module.

I'm facing the similar issue. I just wanted to remove<CR> from the file.

Thanks,

Srini

[Former Member]

Hi Srinivas,

For ACH we are not able to generate file and at DMEE tree level too it is  not available...so without making use of DMEE tree, hou could u able to generate file? could you please provide us the steps to generate ACH file for country US..

Thanks

Madhavi

[former_member184580]

Hi Madhavi,

Use Classic program for payment method/country RFFOUS_T and try. You will get the file to FDTA.

Regards,

Prasad

[Former Member]

Hi Basil

I believe the bank is talking about CR/ LF (Carriage return/ Line Feed) node.

Answer ‘Yes’ to add a carriage return/line feed combination after each record in the ACH file. This will produce 96-byte records. Answer ‘Line’ to include just a line feed, ‘CR’ to include just a carriage return, ‘LF/CR’ to add a line feed/carriage return, and

‘No’ to add nothing (i.e., produce exact 94-byte records).

Contact your technical team to do this change.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Srini

[Former Member]

Sri,

You are right. The bank doesn't want the LF/CR. How do we remove this? I'm the technical guy and I've not done it before.

Can you provide a step by step of how I can accomplishe this?

Thanks a lot.

[Former Member]

Hi Basil

In DMEE transaction, choose your Format tree and Click on "DMEE Tree: properties" (higher most node). Then choose "File Data" tab.

You can see the fields "Carriage return" and "Line Feed" in End of Segment section. Uncheck those fields.

Also, check if there are any elements defined at the end of each segment for CR or LF. If yes, we may need to delete them.

Better take the help of your functional person as well.

Let me know if this helps.

Thanks

Srini