EFT Generator for Node

Formats Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) data into the CPA 005 standard.

Supports credit (C) and debit (D) record types. Other logical record types are not supported.

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Installation

npm install @cityssm/eft-generator

Usage

import fs from 'node:fs'
import { EFTGenerator } from '@cityssm/eft-generator'

const eftGenerator = new EFTGenerator({
  originatorId: '0123456789',
  originatorShortName: 'SSM',
  originatorLongName: 'The City of Sault Ste. Marie',
  fileCreationNumber: '0001'
})

eftGenerator.addDebitTransaction({
  bankInstitutionNumber: '111',
  bankTransitNumber: '22222',
  bankAccountNumber: '333333333',
  cpaCode: 385, // Property Taxes
  amount: 1234.56,
  payeeName: 'Test Property Owner'
})

const output = eftGenerator.toCPA005()

fs.writeFileSync('cpa005.txt', output)

Resources

• Canadian Payments Association Standard 005
• Royal Bank CPA-005 Reference

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