Policy News Journal - 2017-18

 the 2018/19 RTI RIM Artefacts and FPS schema will be amended to remove (data item 190) and (data item 191). Updated Artefacts will be available within the 2018/19 technical pack on GOV.UK  in order to minimise the impacts on software developers, the updated FPS schema for 2018/19 will retain the existing namespace  the Local Test Service (LTS) and Third Party Validation Service (TPVS) will be amended to support the updated FPS message with data items 190 and 191 removed. We are working closely with our IT partners and will provide a schedule of release dates shortly  changes to production RTI Channel Routing Interface Service (RTI ChRIS) to validate and accept these data items as part of the Full Payment Submission (FPS) will be reversed. FPS submissions that contain data items 190 or 191 will be rejected. What does this mean for me? If you have updated your software for 2018/19 to include the original changes mentioned above these changes will need to be reversed and omitted from any release. Any planned or working changes in relation to the data items mentioned will also need to be suspended.

Please contact the SDS team by email if you have any queries regarding these changes.”

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Important changes to Bacs reports downloaded in XML 24 November 2017

As a result of an industry-driven technical upgrade, all Bacs processing reports will shortly be generated by a new server.

The new server generates XML files in line with current standards which means the existing ‘old’ standards of generating XML files will become obsolete and the way these reports may interface with your software could change.

Potential impact If you download reports in XHTML format you do not need to take any further action, as only XML formats will change.

If you download the XML version of reports then it is vital you check your systems can handle these current XML standards.

What will change? The XML reports generated by the new server will be populated with “self-closing tags” in place of separate “open” and “close” tags for empty fields that appear in the reports currently produced. “Self-closing” tags are an integral part of the new standard and therefore customers using up-to-date software to interpret XML will not be impacted by this change.

However, customers using older interfaces may be unable to use / read “self-closing” tags if they are translating the XML messages.

When will the change occur? Bacs will begin migrating reports from the current server to the new server from mid-February, with the view to having all reports migrated by mid-March 2018.

Bacs will provide a schedule of the dates each report will migrate in mid-January 2018.

What can you, or your IT team, do to assess the impact? Bacs has uploaded sample reports on the Payment Services Website which incorporate self-closing tags. It is imperative if you use the XML reports that you take time to download these reports and ensure your system can effectively handle XML reports that utilise self-closing tags. To download the sample reports, go to the Payment Services Website, click on ‘Processing reports’ under the Menu (depending how many service users you are linked to you may have to enter a Service User Number). Then under the ‘Report Type’ select ‘Generic Test Report’ and ‘Messaging Test Report’. Once selected click ‘Find’. You will then be given an option to download in XML.

If you receive your reports through your software solution please speak to your provider to access the sample reports.

Need more support? If you only download XHTML reports, you will not be affected by this change.

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