Positive Pay File Formats

The pages below show the output formats for each bank's positive pay file. Each are broken up into 4 main parts:

Output: This is the format the file will be downloaded as. (Ex: .txt, .csv, .xlsx)

Header/Footer: Some file formats require a header and/or a footer before listing checks in the batch. These are defined here.

Format/Example: This table shows how the data for each check gets formatted in the file. Txt and csv files usually require special formatting for numbers, currency, and dates, as specified below.

• Left Padding: Pads the given value with 0s on the left side up to the size of the column.
• Right Padding: Pads the given value with spaces on the right side up to the size of the column.
• Bank Id Format: In most cases, the Bank Id will be either 3, 4, or 5 digits long, and if a bank id does not exist, spaces will be put in its place.
• Date Formats: Date formats will range from MMddyy, MM/dd/yyyy, or yyyDDD (Julian format). View individual bank pages to see how each are formatted.

Positive Pay Document: Provided here is the bank's own document for formatting their positive pay file that SchoolFi matches in the system and in the above outline.