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Predecessor and Successor SESA ID’s
The fields to be described next had always referred to the “primary” predecessor and successor account numbers for the current account. The use of primary versus secondary predecessors and successors has changed substantially with the release of Version 9. Before this release, the primary predecessor and successor were stored on the Micro File. Now multiple predecessors and successors for an employer can be stored on the Predecessor Successor Actual (PSA) File. Now, instead of one employer receiving the “primary” designation, the most recently applied association will be listed as the primary. Other earlier relationships are still on file, but the IMT predecessor and successor account can add new relationships as needed.
The predecessor account's full 15-digit format is labeled IMT-PRED-SESA-ID, and is found in positions 568 - 582. It is composed of the two sub-fields, IMT-PRED-ACCT, the 10-digit root account number found at positions 568 - 577, and IMT-PRED-RPT-UNIT, a 5-digit reporting unit number, located at positions 578 - 582. Similarly, the successor's components are IMT-SUCC-ACCT, the 10-character successor root account number, at positions 583 - 592, and IMT-SUCC-RPT-UNIT, the 5-digit reporting unit number, at positions 593 - 597. The latter pair join to form the 15-byte IMT-SUCC-SESA-ID field.
As with the reporting unit portion of the record key (IMT-RPT-UNIT), valid values are zero through 99999. However, the 99999 reporting unit number (RUN) value, though legitimate, should be avoided. Once that value is attained, there is no higher RUN that can be assigned for new sub-units.
Keep in mind that the two sub-fields of each of these entries is a pair, and should be filled or omitted together. A common practice has been to include the predecessor or successor U-I account number, but to leave the reporting unit portion set to low-values. This will default the RUN to zeroes in the EXPO interface program, which may or may not be the intended unit number.
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