EBS MT940 Ext Transaction Problem

Question

Dear Gurus,
I have completed all config for MT940 upload and small sample statement worked fine but today testing with real EBS from bank found a typical issue.
For the EBS SAP is reading Ext transaction from the :86: line.
For Example:
:20:20081110
:25:126367007
:28:89
:60F:C081008THB137,14
:61:0810141014CB10,NCMZNONREF//0000300382
:86:/PT/DE/EI//BRC/0140014
:62F:C081008THB147,14
:86: item SAP gives msg as /PT ext transaction not defined in table.................
Ext tran are taken from :61:line why its taking from 86  I am confused::
But surprising is that in case of small test statement with little line items it was not happening.Is there anything to do do with the file (notepad)properties ?Please suugest.
Regards
Raju

Answer 1

Hi,
:61: contains only the transaction details and not the external transaction.  The external transaction also called the Business Code is always taken from the first three characters of the :86: line.  The :61: only contains the following:
mandatory:
<CR><LF>:61:                      Transaction line
Value-date                             exactly 6 characters numeric in the format YYMMDD
optional:
Booking date                         exactly 4 characters numeric
mandatory:
Debit/credit mark                  1 to 2 characters
                                            C         =   Credit
                                            RC      =   Reversal credit
                                            D         =   Debit
                                            RD      =   Reversal debit
optional:
Currency type                        1 Characters alphanumeric
mandatory:
Amount                                 1 to 15 characters numeric
                                               amount with , (comma) as decimal point
Booking code .                      exactly 4 characters alphanumeric
                                            codes according to Swift, 1. character always N
Reference                              1 to 16 Characters alphanum.
Customer reference; if not present, replaced by NONREF
//                                              Delimiter; only if field "Bank reference" present
Cont. :61:
You need to map the external transaction in the node Make Global Settings for Electronic Bank Statement in the Bank Accounting IMG.
In there, you have an option to assign external transaction types to your posting rules.  This decides how an external transaction, identified by this mapping, is to be posted, whether to the bank account or subledger account etc etc.  So you need to assign /PT here to a posting rule.
Cheers.