Creating a BACS Tape

The BACS process provides you with an option to produce an output file conforming to the format specified in the BACS User Manual for 1/2 inch magnetic tapes. You can locate this file in the $APPLCSF/$APPLOUT directory. The file name is in the format p<request_id>.mf. The request id is the one allocated to you by Oracle Payroll for your BACS process. The file name could be, for example:

p02331.mf

arrow icon   To create a BACS tape:

  1. Load a half inch magnetic tape with write access.

  2. Go to your Out directory.

  3. Run the PYUMWT routine from the command line, specifying the BACS file name and the magnetic device name as parameters. For example:

    PYUMWT p02331 /dev/rmt8

    Note: Do not add the extension .mf to the file name in the command.

  4. Unload the tape, write protect it, label it and send it to BACS.