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Nov 18, 2016 at 04:55 PM

Clarification on FCHX/DMEE and check file for a bank

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We used to print checks locally but going forward the bank (in the US) will take care of this and they just want us to send a file to them with all the check information.

I'm not an FI expert but am somewhat familiar with payment method config and DMEE, which we used for a wire (ACH) payment interface with another bank. For the check interface, we were shown (by the sister company personnel) the transaction FCHX. This transaction creates a file in some odd format and they use an additional Z program to read the file and convert it into bank's format. Bank's format is just a flat file, fixed width with header/detail structure.

My question is - can't DMEE also be used in the check payment scenario? It'd seem easier to just do a payment run and have it create a file in a bank-specific format. (Which is what the other interface does.)

I did a quick search and only found this blog on FCHX that essentially describes the same scenario (Z program). Is this what everyone is doing for the checks?

Thank you.