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Data Exchange Definition - Dropping Zeros in Footer Total

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Posted on by sgpaccountant 29

Hi everyone! 

I'm troubleshooting an issue with EFT (ACH) files.  

I have the file set to generate the Total Amount in the Footer, with the following attributes:

  • Data Type: Decimal
  • Data Format: <Precision,2:2><Standard Format,0>
  • Data Formatting Culture: en-US
  • Length: 12
  • Pad Character: 0
  • Justification: Right

However, it is dropping any trailing zeros after the decimal point. 

Examples:

  • 12345.67 converts to 000001234567
  • 65432.10 converts to 000000654321
  • 987.00 converts to 000000000987

In the second example, the bank thinks our file total is 6543.21 and flags an error. 

Is there any way to keep the zeros after the decimal, and have it display as 00006543210? 

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    sgpaccountant 29 on at

    Just in case anyone searches for this later, I found a solution.

    1. Export the XML file for the Data Exchange Definition
    2. Open the XML file in Notepad
    3. Locate the section for the Footer you want to change 
    4. Find the Total Column
      1. In my case, this was Column 5 from the below line
      2. <DataExchColumnDef ColumnNo="5" Name="Total Amount" ...
    5. A few lines below that, edit the Data Exchange Mapping for that column
      1. FROM:  <DataExchFieldMapping ColumnNo="5" FieldID="5" />
      2. TO: <DataExchFieldMapping ColumnNo="5" FieldID="5" Multiplier="100.00" />
    6. Save & Import this back into Business Central 

    This is just a work around.  The Total Amount is being multiplied by 100, and then the two trailing zeros are being dropped. 

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    Marco Mels on at

    Great work, thank you for sharing!

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    BZ-14101817-0 2 on at
    There's also a hidden (by default) column in the Field Mapping panel called "Multiplier", which should be set to 100 for dollar amounts.

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