File Format

A File Format is a “map” that tells the system how to import your data.

Out of the Box SmarterPay cloud provides two file formats:

  • Smarterpay - STD18
    • Full validation of headers, footers, transactions and Contras, as per the BACS Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) documentation.
    • Supports Carriage Return line Feed, Line Feed, and Single line fixed length files.
  • Smarterpay - STD18 Lite
    • Reduced validation comprising of SUN, Dates and transactions.
    • Supports Carriage Return line Feed, Line Feed, and Single line fixed length files.




Actions

Available actions, subject to permissions, are:

Action Description
“NEW FILE FORMAT” Button Will start the process of creating a new file format.
Name of the Record Clicking on the name of the file format will Edit that file format record.
“ACTIVATE” Button Will enable that file format record for use.
“DEACTIVATE” Button Will disable that file format record for use.
“CLONE” Button Will copy that record, and allow modification of it, before saving as a new record.


List Ordering

By default, the list is ordered by the first column.

Clicking on any of the selectable column headers will sort the entire list by that selected column (There is no sub-sorting) A-Z (Earliest first).
Clicking on the same column header again toggles between the A-Z and the Z-A ordering.

  • Last modified: 2026/09/03 12:37