Block Count and Block Filler        

In this enhancement, Block Count and Block Filler were added on the File Control Specification. This will allow you to add blocking fillers to have the Direct Deposit Template a number of lines divisible by 10.

Block Count computes the number of blocks that is available in a file. It denotes the amount from overall paychecks divided by the Block Count Value.

File generated with the above setup.

Block Filler allows you to specify how much blocks a file should have and it computes the filler lines.

Example 1

If the file generated 6 rows and your block factor is 10, the system generates an additional four rows that contains only ‘9’s to complete the block factor. 

Example 2

If the file generated 20 rows and the block factor is 10, the system will no longer generate a filler block. The system will not generate filler rows if the total rows in the file is divisible by the block factor (20 rows / 10 block factor = 2).

Reference:  Task 468