Xerox 6180N Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide - Page 57
Document Specifications form
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Document design Document Specifications form For accurate formatting of the entire MICR line, each bank should provide a MICR Document Specifications form to identify the proper contents of the various character positions. (Refer to figure 4-4). The MICR Document Specifications form includes: • The account number, title, and address • General specifications regarding check size and format • The position of the control characters and digits that will be entered into the routing field • The structure of the On-Us and Auxiliary On-Us symbols • General specifications regarding the quality control procedures of the bank Each MICR symbol, and the numbers or spaces between those symbols, must be properly registered so that the fields do not flow into one another. The exact field structure depends on the national standards. Field lengths may vary as a function of the national requirements and even the detail usage of the symbols may be different. For example, although Australia uses the same length and bracketing structure for the Amount field as the U. S., their "starts" are equivalent to the Transit field with a Transit symbol, but they "close" with an On-Us symbol. Even within the national standards, variation can exist within fields. It is always best to identify the required field structure through the use of the bank's MICR Document Specifications form for a specific account. Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide 4-11