Integrated Payments - Payment/Cross Reference Number - Quick Reference Guide September 2015 Effective September 13 th, 2015, Integrated Payments templates will be enhanced to include and save Payment/Cross Reference Numbers. ScotiaConnect will now provide the option to store and maintain the Payment/Cross Reference Number details pertaining to EFT, EDI and IAT transactions online. The Payment/Cross Reference Number field can be a unique value to help identify individual transactions. For EFTs, this field is used to Trace or Recall payments. - If you subscribe to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or International ACH Transactions (IAT) and you choose not to populate this field during the creation of your payment instruction, the system will generate a Payment/Cross Reference Number upon submission of the payment. - If you subscribe to Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and you choose not to populate this field, the system will require you to provide a Payment/Cross Reference Number upon submission. Please note: Wire payments will not be impacted by these changes. The Payment/Cross Reference Number will be included in the following ScotiaConnect menus: 1) Manage Templates 2) From Template 3) Payment Search Page 1 of 6
1) MANAGE TEMPLATES In this menu the Payment/Cross Reference Number has been added. a) If you have administrative entitlements (such as a Super User), you can modify an existing Template and add a Payment/Cross Reference Number. The Payment/Cross Reference Number must contain: - 1-19 alphanumeric characters for EFT payments - 1-30 alphanumeric characters for EDI and IAT payments or system generated However, if you have the Unique Payment Number enabled within your Service Group entitlements, the Payment/Cross Reference Number field will be disabled in your template. This ensures that you enter a unique number when creating payments from your template. b) If you Export Templates, please note the changes made to the file as the Payment/Cross Reference Number has been added to the end of the report. Page 2 of 6
c) The Payment/Cross Reference Number is included in the Details screen to help Search functionality. d) The Payment/Cross Reference Number is included in the Template Summary Report as view only. 2) FROM TEMPLATE In this menu the Payment/Cross Reference Number field has been newly added or updated. a) The Payment/Cross Reference Number has been added within Payments from Templates to enhance the Search criteria. Page 3 of 6
b) The Payment/Cross Reference Number has been added as a header within the Search results. c) When creating Payments from Templates the header name has been updated from Payment Number to Payment/Cross Reference Number Page 4 of 6
3) PAYMENT SEARCH In this menu the Payment Number description on the Reports has been updated to Payment/Cross Reference Number. The Payment/Cross Reference Number has also been added to the respective Exportable CSV, Excel, Fixed Length and Tab Separate Text files. Please note: only sample Reports provided. a) Transaction Details Report Page 5 of 6
b) Daily Activity Report c) Daily Settlement Report d) Payment Reconciliation Report Page 6 of 6