Symbolic values

Symbolic values can be used for custom attributes. During routing file creation, the symbolic values are replaced by any appropriate runtime values.

The following table shows the symbolic attributes that are recognized by Distribution.
Table 1. Custom attribute symbolic values
Symbolic value Description
%Filename% Name of file without the extension.
%TestFile% Test file indicator.
%DestRT% Receiver routing number.
%OrigRT% Origination routing number.
%DTyyyyMMdd% File creation date. Various formats are allowed for the date. For more information, see date and time substitution variable pattern specification.
%DThhmm% File creation time. Various formats are allowed for the time. For more information, see date and time substitution variable pattern specification.
%DestName% Immediate receiver name.
%OrigName% Immediate origin name.
%ItemCount% Total file transaction count.
%FileAmt% Total file amount (all debits and credits).
%FileDebitAmt% Total file debit amount.
%FileCreditAmt% Total file credit amount.
%DestAddr1% Receiver address line 1. This value comes from the configuration for the participant.
%DestAddr2% Receiver address line 2. This value comes from the configuration for the participant.
%DestCity% Receiver city. This value comes from the configuration for the participant.
%DestState% Receiver state. This value comes from the configuration for the participant.
%DestZip% Receiver ZIP code. This value comes from the configuration for the participant.
%DestCountry% Receiver country. This value comes from the configuration for the participant.
%OrigAddr1% Origination address line 1. This value comes from the configuration for the bank.
%OrigAddr2% Origination address line 2. This value comes from the configuration for the bank.
%OrigCity% Origination city. This value comes from the configuration for the bank.
%OrigState% Origination state. This value comes from the configuration for the bank.
%OrigZip% Origination ZIP code. This value comes from the configuration for the bank.
%OrigCountry% Origination country. This value comes from the configuration for the bank.