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 Overview

Printing checks in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) format aids in the use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for automatically reading and encoding check amounts. Sage 100 offers compliance to the ANSI format by stripping leading asterisks, removing commas in the check amount, and left justifying the amount to the preprinted dollar sign on the check form.

Note To be completely ANSI compliant, you must use ANSI-compliant check stock.

 Before You Begin

If your check form was created prior to Level 3.70, refer to your SAP Crystal Reports manual for information on setting up check forms to print and modifying the formula needed for implementing ANSI formatting.

 

Use one of the following procedures to print a check in ANSI format:

To print a check in ANSI format using Check Printing and Electronic Payment

To print a check in ANSI format using Manual Check Printing

 

To print a check in ANSI format using Check Printing and Electronic Payment

1. Select Accounts Payable Check and Electronic Payment Processing menu > Check Printing and Electronic Payment.
2. Select the Print in ANSI Format check box. For more information, see Check Printing and Electronic Payment - Fields.
3. Click Print.

The check is printed in ANSI format.

 

To print a check in ANSI format using Manual Check Printing

1. Select Accounts Payable Main menu > Manual Check and Payment Entry.
2. Click the Quick Print Check button. After the check amount has been fully distributed, the Manual Check Printing window appears.
3. Select the Print in ANSI Format check box. For more information, see Manual Check Printing - Fields.
4. Click Print.

The check is printed in ANSI format.