Input File Creation (ICRE) Task

Note: This task replaces the ICRE extraction task.

The input file creation (ICRE) task extracts inbound batch (cash letter) information from the FTM database and writes it to a file that is consistent with the ICRE file format in CPCS. The extract includes transaction information for entries for the current business day and business category. Entries that have been previously extracted are not extracted again.

Note: The ICRE task cannot be run in concurrent mode. There can be only one task active at any time. If an attempt to run a second task is made while the first one is running, the second task fails and Control Center displays a warning message.

The task can be:

started manually
scheduled to run periodically
run at the end of the business day

When run at the end of the business day, the following special processing applies:

An additional file, the end of day file, is created. It contains a list of the ICRE files created during the business day
The output file maximum size configuration property is ignored during end of day processing

The task also has a user exit that allows the ICRE output to be modified before it is written to the file. The user can modify, delete or insert user records into the ICRE output. ICRE User Exit describes the user exit.