{"id":1285,"date":"2026-01-25T07:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/reversetransfer\/knowledge-base\/host-reverse-transfer-course-detail-file-header-record-layout\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:04:32","slug":"host-reverse-transfer-course-detail-file-header-record-layout","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/dataexchange\/knowledge-base\/host-reverse-transfer-course-detail-file-header-record-layout\/","title":{"rendered":"Host Reverse Transfer Course Detail File: Header Record Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example of a Header Record: <strong>RTCD1|123456|00|20140924|ExampleFile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Field<\/strong> <strong>Name<\/strong><\/th><th 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class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Alphanumeric<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><ul><li>Must be 6 digits<\/li><li>Must be a valid Organization ID<\/li><li>System of Institutions \u2013 NSC will provide a unique Organization ID after the Reverse Transfer Service Agreement is signed<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">OPEID Branch Code<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Required<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">02<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Numeric<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Must be 00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">File Certified Date<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Required<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" 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