Developer's Guide

Performing TeleCheck Electronic Check Transactions
TeleCheck Parameters
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TABLE B.1 TeleCheck Parameters
Parameter Description Required Type Length
AMT This is the transaction amount. Default: U.S. dollars. The
transaction amount should always specify a decimal, and
the exact amount to the cent (for example, 34.00, instead of
34). Do not include comma separators in the amount. Use
1199.95 not 1,199.95.
Yes Numeric
US
Dollars
only.
7
CITY Account holder’s city Yes Alpha 20
COMMENT1 User-defined value for reporting and auditing purposes. No Alpha-
numeric
128
COMMENT2 User-defined value for reporting and auditing purposes. No Alpha-
numeric
128
CHKNUM Account holder’s next unused (available) check number Yes Numeric 7
CHKTYPE Check type: P: personal (default) or
C: company
If CHKTYPE=P, then a value for either DL or SS must be
passed as an identifier.
If CHKTYPE=C, then the Federal Tax ID must be passed as
the SS value.
Yes Alpha
DL Driver’s license number. If CHKTYPE=P, a value for either
DL or SS must be passed as an identifier.
Format: XXnnnnnnnn
XX = State Code
nnnnnnnn = DL Number
Yes Alpha-
numeric
33
DOB Account holder’s date of birth.
Format: mmddyyyy. For example, July 28, 1965 is
represented as 07281965.
No Alpha-
numeric
8
EMAIL Account holder’s e-mail address Yes Alpha-
numeric
40
INVNUM Check invoice number No Alpha-
numeric
9
MICR Magnetic Ink Check Reader. This is the entire line of
numbers at the bottom of all checks. It includes the transit
number, account number, and check number.
Yes Alpha-
numeric
35
NAME Account holder’s name as it appears on the check Yes Alpha-
numeric
30