Purpose

To notify agencies of changes to the Master File and to provide the Master File layout (excel file .xls)

Affected Employees

All employees

Effective Date

Paychecks dated August 4, 1999 for Administrative payroll

Paychecks dated August 12, 1999 for Institutional payroll

New Fields Added

New fields have been added to the Master File to replace "filler" fields. There has been no change to the size of the file.

Technical Information

New Field Names:

• Advice Number, 8 characters, Position Begin 2220, End 2227
• Advice Amount, 10 numeric (8V2), Position Begin 2228, End 2237
• Check Amount, 10 numeric (8V2), Position Begin 2238, End 2247 

For More Information

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox.