BPR Beginning Segment for Payment Order/Remittance Advice

To indicate the beginning of a Payment Order/Remittance Advice Transaction Set and total payment amount, or to enable related transfer of funds and/or information from payer to payee to occur

Position: BPR-01 · Element: 305 · Name: Transaction Handling Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code designating the action to be taken by all parties

Position: BPR-02 · Element: 782 · Name: Monetary Amount · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 18 · Repeat: 1

Monetary amount

BPR02 specifies the payment amount.

Position: BPR-03 · Element: 478 · Name: Credit/Debit Flag Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating whether amount is a credit or debit

Position: BPR-04 · Element: 591 · Name: Payment Method Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the method for the movement of payment instructions

Position: BPR-05 · Element: 812 · Name: Payment Format Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the payment format to be used

Position: BPR-06 · Element: 506 · Name: (DFI) ID Number Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the type of identification number of Depository Financial Institution (DFI)

P0607: If either BPR-06 or BPR-07 is present, then the other is required

When using this transaction set to initiate a payment, all or some of BPR06 through BPR16 may be required, depending on the conventions of the specific financial channel being used.

BPR06 and BPR07 relate to the originating depository financial institution (ODFI).

Position: BPR-07 · Element: 507 · Name: (DFI) Identification Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 12 · Repeat: 1

Depository Financial Institution (DFI) identification number

Position: BPR-08 · Element: 569 · Name: Account Number Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the type of account

C0809: If BPR-08 is present, then BPR-09 is required

BPR08 is a code identifying the type of bank account or other financial asset.

Position: BPR-09 · Element: 508 · Name: Account Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: 1

Account number assigned

BPR09 is the account of the company originating the payment. This account may be debited or credited depending on the type of payment order.

Position: BPR-10 · Element: 509 · Name: Originating Company Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 10 · Max: 10 · Repeat: 1

A unique identifier designating the company initiating the funds transfer instructions. The first character is one-digit ANSI identification code designation (ICD) followed by the nine-digit identification number which may be an IRS employer identification number (EIN), data universal numbering system (DUNS), or a user assigned number; the ICD for an EIN is 1, DUNS is 3, user assigned number is 9

BPR10 shall be mutually established between the originating depository financial institution (ODFI) and the company originating the payment.

Position: BPR-11 · Element: 510 · Name: Originating Company Supplemental Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 9 · Max: 9 · Repeat: 1

A code defined between the originating company and the originating depository financial institution (ODFI) that uniquely identifies the company initiating the transfer instructions

Position: BPR-12 · Element: 506 · Name: (DFI) ID Number Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the type of identification number of Depository Financial Institution (DFI)

P1213: If either BPR-12 or BPR-13 is present, then the other is required

BPR12 and BPR13 relate to the receiving depository financial institution (RDFI).

Position: BPR-13 · Element: 507 · Name: (DFI) Identification Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 12 · Repeat: 1

Depository Financial Institution (DFI) identification number

Position: BPR-14 · Element: 569 · Name: Account Number Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the type of account

C1415: If BPR-14 is present, then BPR-15 is required

BPR14 is a code identifying the type of bank account or other financial asset.

Position: BPR-15 · Element: 508 · Name: Account Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: 1

Account number assigned

BPR15 is the account number of the receiving company to be debited or credited with the payment order.

Position: BPR-16 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BPR16 is the date the originating company intends for the transaction to be settled (i.e., Payment Effective Date).

Position: BPR-17 · Element: 1048 · Name: Business Function Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the business reason for this payment

BPR17 is a code identifying the business reason for this payment.

Position: BPR-18 · Element: 506 · Name: (DFI) ID Number Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the type of identification number of Depository Financial Institution (DFI)

P1819: If either BPR-18 or BPR-19 is present, then the other is required

BPR18, BPR19, BPR20 and BPR21, if used, identify a third bank identification number and account to be used for return items only.

Position: BPR-19 · Element: 507 · Name: (DFI) Identification Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 12 · Repeat: 1

Depository Financial Institution (DFI) identification number

Position: BPR-20 · Element: 569 · Name: Account Number Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the type of account

C2021: If BPR-20 is present, then BPR-21 is required

BPR20 is a code identifying the type of bank account or other financial asset.

Position: BPR-21 · Element: 508 · Name: Account Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: 1

Account number assigned