# | Name | Location | Type | Details | Index | Description |
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.01 | id(+) | 0;1 | FREE TEXT | B | The ID is automatically generated by the software when a new record is created. | |
1 | vendor(+) | 0;2 | POINTER | 161.2 | V | The federal vendor associated with the agreement. If a vendor has an active agreement on file, the system will force all payments to that vendor to be made via IPAC. |
2 | fiscal year(+) | 0;3 | NUMERIC | The fiscal year is used to identify the applicable period for an agreement record. It is displayed as an identifier to assist in selection of the appropriate record. | ||
3 | status(+) | 0;4 | SET OF CODES | N:NEW A:ACTIVE I:INACTIVE | Status of the record. The NEW status is only set by the system and it indicates a record that is partially entered and is missing some required fields. Once all required fields have been filed, the status is automatically changed to ACTIVE. | |
4 | description(+) | 0;5 | FREE TEXT | The description is an identifier. It is displayed during selection of an agreement to assist the user to make an appropriate choice. | ||
5 | sharing agreement no. | 0;6 | FREE TEXT | The sharing agreement number that is related to the IPAC vendor agreement. | ||
6 | customer alc(+) | 1;1 | FREE TEXT | The customer ALC is the agency location code (ALC) of the government agency that will be paid. | ||
7 | receiver tas(+) | 1;2 | FREE TEXT | The Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) for the government agency that will receive the IPAC transaction. This is a composite field which contains 9 different component fields. Each part of the TAS must be specified according to the following character position layout. Pos# Field Name ----- ---------- 1-2 Sub-level Prefix (SP): " " 2 spaces 3-5 Allocation Transfer Agency ID (ATA): " " 3 spaces 6-8 Agency Identifier (AID): "097" is for DoD/DFAS 9-12 Beginning Period of Availability (BPOA): FY 13-16 Ending Period of Availability (EPOA): FY 17-17 Availability Type Code (A): " " or "X" (see below) 18-21 Main Account Code (MAIN): "0130" 22-24 Sub-Account Code (SUB): "000" 25-27 CGAC Component TAS indicator: " C" 2 spaces + "C" The Availability Type Code is a blank space if using the BPOA/EPOA FY Funds. For No-Year Funds, the Availability Type Code is "X" and the BPOA and EPOA values should both be 4 blank spaces. | ||
7.5 | sender tas(+) | 1;5 | FREE TEXT | The Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) for the government agency that will send the IPAC transaction. Please enter '036' as the Agency ID Number for the VA. Central Fee will construct the full Sender TAS based on the Obligation Number received in the payment batch transmission. | ||
8 | agency field station number(+) | 1;3 | FREE TEXT | Please enter the DoD Fiscal Station Number. This station number will be used in the IPAC field called 'FSN/AAA/ADSN'. Do NOT enter the VA station number here. | ||
9 | obligating document no.(+) | 1;4 | FREE TEXT | Please enter the DoD Obligating Document Number. This is the internal accounting document number of the billing agency. | ||
10 | station contact name(+) | 2;1 | FREE TEXT | Name of VA employee that should be contacted if there are questions about the IPAC transaction. This value will be included in the IPAC transaction. | ||
11 | station contact phone(+) | 2;2 | FREE TEXT | Phone number for the station contact name. | ||
12 | station contact email(+) | 2;3 | FREE TEXT | E-mail address for the VA employee who is the station contact. | ||
13 | complete line of accounting(+) | 3;1 | FREE TEXT | Please enter '097' as the Agency ID Number for the DoD/DFAS. The actual Complete Line of Accounting will be entered into the DESC. OF GOODS & SERVICES field. | ||
14 | desc. of goods & services(+) | 4;1 | FREE TEXT | This is a 200 character free text field. Please enter the full and complete Line of Accounting (LOA) including the FSN and the DoD Obligating Document number and any other information required by DFAS in the Transaction Description field on the IPAC transaction. | ||
15 | miscellaneous info (1) | 5;1 | FREE TEXT | The text (if any) in MISCELLANEOUS INFO (1) will be included in the Miscellaneous Information block of the IPAC transaction. Miscellaneous Information may be used to specify the address of the military treatment facility that is being paid and/or a point of contact at DFAS. | ||
16 | miscellaneous info (2) | 6;1 | FREE TEXT | The text (if any) in MISCELLANEOUS INFO (2) will be included in the Miscellaneous Information block of the IPAC transaction immediately after the text from MISCELLANEOUS INFO (1). Miscellaneous Information may be used to specify the address of the military treatment facility that is being paid and/or a point of contact at DFAS. |