Define Coupon Field

The Define Coupon Field allows you to define the data fields that must be recognized on the current remittance coupon. The system also displays the front image of the first remittance coupon.

Note: At a minimum, you must specify which zone contains the Coupon Amount field. There can only be one "coupon amount" per remittance coupon, and this amount is used in balancing the transaction against the cheque amount.

To define a new field:

1. Choose the zone that will contain the coupon amount from the Zone drop-down menu.

   The zone highlight appears on the current coupon image.

2. Enter a name for this field, based on the type of data found in this zone (for example, Coupon Amount).
3. Choose a field type from the Field drop-down menu.

Important: You must use the Coupon Amount field for the payment amount. For other fields, select any other custom field.

1. Select the start (left-most) and end (right-most) positions of this field, within the selected zone.
   • Positions are counted from left to right, with position 1 being the left-most character in the zone.
   • As you modify the start and end positions, observe the field value that the system extracts from the selected zone in the Current field value.
   • Make sure you allow enough character positions for variable length fields.
2. Decide if this field is required to identify this coupon.
   • Any unique data field on this coupon should be marked as required, even though it is not used in data processing.
   • Any customer entered data may be blank, and should not be made a required field.
   • To make the field required, select the Is field required for identification? check box.
3. If the field you are defining is the Coupon Amount field (or any other field that contains an amount), select the Is field an amount? check box.

   The system removes leading zeros and inserts a decimal point (if necessary) into amount fields.

4. When you have finished defining the field, click the Save button to save your changes.
5. Repeat this procedure to define any other custom fields you want to include for this coupon type.