EBA STEP2 input credit file (Deprecated)

Direct participants must transmit transactions to the central system in Input Credit Files (ICFs). Each ICF has to have a unique Sender's File Reference (SFR).

Note: EBA functionality is deprecated in this version of the Pack for Financial Payments.

For a complete description of the format required for an ICF, refer to the appropriate Appendix in the EBA Clearing STEP2 – SEPA Credit Transfer Processing Service Interface Specifications.

Direct participants do not have to transmit ICFs to the Central System for every settlement cycle. However, a configurable maximum number of ICFs per direct participant per settlement cycle is enforced by the STEP2 central system.

Immediately upon receipt of an ICF by the STEP2 central system, the network returns a network acknowledgement of receipt (ACK) to the direct participant's system. Receipt of this acknowledgement signals to the direct participant that the file is received and will be processed further.