My bank might provide the correct format, but I have been using VI for check clearing for a lot of years, so I know it's an option.

thank you!   I have some deeper questions then:

1. does your VI job simply "check off" the checks that are already in there or does it actually import checks into the Bank Rec module?

2. do you use a VI job based on the BR_Transaction template? If not, which template is it based on?

I do not import checks.  Bank Rec module is integrated with A/P.  The VI job is setting the ClearedBank field to Y for yes.  Very simple job.

ok, awesome....i will see if i can make that work....I"m sort of a VI job hack, not trained in it...so I may come back with more questions!

I was able to have it work successfully when adding the ClearedBank field on the FIRST line of data in my test file. the other two lines were imported as new checks and marked as cleared, leaving the original check "un-checked" in Bank Rec. I wonder if you'd be willing to share a VI job Data screenshot with me? 

I think I just figured it out: by keeping "EntryNo" as a single digit rather than incrementing, it seems to work how I want it..

You might want to try and go through the wizard and create a new Auto Check Reconciliation setting for your file format.  I've done this before, it isn't overly complicated, and results really depend on how clean your input file format is.

ok, great..i wasn't sure. thank you..