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 0

This is the first line (pre-processing directive) of the Import XML file.  It is included to overwrite the default parsing behavior of Internet Explorer when viewing the content of the Import file within the browser.

 ROEHEADER

 0

 Y

 N/A

This tag serves as the root tag of the import file. Therefore it must be present even though it contains only other tags within it. The following attributes must be present with a corresponding value —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

• Application
• FileVersion

 Issued

 1

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of the ROE records that were issued. The following attribute must be present with a corresponding value   — Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

•  Count

 Roe

 2

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of an Issued ROE record. Therefore, it  must be present when the Count is greater than zero.The following attribute could be present with a corresponding value —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

• BulkFileName

 Serial Number

 3

 Y

 9/9

ROE Serial Number

• Must be 9 characters.

 Amended Serial Number

 3

 N

 0/9

S.N. of ROE Amended

• Must be 9 characters.

 Date Issued

 3

 Y

 8/8

ROE Date Issued

•  Must be 8 characters in the following format: "DDMMYYYY"

 Business Unit

 3

 Y

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Business Unit information.

• Must be present.
• It only contains other tags.

 Payroll Ref Number

 4

 N

 0/15

Employer’s payroll reference number

• May be blank
• Must be 15 characters or less.

 Business Number

 4

 Y

 15/15

Canada Revenue Agency Business Number

 Employee

 3

 Y

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Employee information

 SIN

 4

 Y

 9/9

Social Insurance Number of the employee for whom the ROE will be issued

 First Day Worked

 4

 Y

 8/8

First day worked

• Must not be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format: "DDMMYYYY"

 Last Day For Which Paid

 4

 Y

 8/8

Last day for which paid

• Must not be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format: "DDMMYYYY"

 Final Pay Period Ending Date

 4

 Y

 8/8

Final pay period ending date

• Must not be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format: "DDMMYYYY"

 Total Insurable      Earnings

 4

 Y

 4/9

Total insurable earnings

• Must not be blank
• Maximum is 999999.99

 Passed

 1

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of the ROE records that were passed and saved as draft. The following attribute must be present with a corresponding value    —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

•  Count

 Roe

 2

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of a Passed ROE record.   Therefore it must be present when the Count is greater than zero.  The following attribute could be present with a corresponding value    —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

•  BulkFileName

 Amended Serial Number

 3

 N

 0/9

S.N. of ROE Amended

 Business Unit

 3

 Y

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Business Unit information.

 Payroll Ref Number

 4

 N

 0/15

Employer’s payroll reference number

 Business Number

 4

 Y

 15/15

Canada Revenue Agency Business Number

 Employee

 3

 Y

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Employee information.

 SIN

 4

 Y

 9/9

Social Insurance Number of the employee for whom the ROE will be issued

 FirstDayWorked

 4

Y

 8/8

First day worked

• Must not be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format:
"DDMMYYYY"

 Last Day For Which Paid

 4

Y

 8/8

Last day for which paid

• Must not be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format:
"DDMMYYYY"

 Final Pay Period Ending Date

  4

 Y

 8/8

Final pay period ending date

• Must not be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format: "DDMMYYYY"

 Failed

 1

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of the ROE records that were failed and saved as draft.   The following attribute must be present with a corresponding value    —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

• Count

 Roe

 2

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of a Failed ROE record.   Therefore it must be present when the Count is greater than zero.  The following attribute could be present with a corresponding value    —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

• BulkFileName

 Amended Serial Number

 3

 N

 0/9

S.N. of ROE Amended

 Business Unit

 3

 Y

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Business Unit information.

 Payroll Ref Number

 4

 N

 0/15

Employer’s payroll reference number

 Business Number

 4

 Y

 15/15

Canada Revenue Agency Business Number

 Employee

 3

 N

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Employee information.

 SIN

 4

 N

 9/9

Social Insurance Number of the employee for whom the ROE will be issued

 First Day Worked

 4

 N

 8/8

First day worked

• May be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format:
"DDMMYYYY"

 Last Day For Which Paid

 4

 N

 8/8

Last day for which paid

• May be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format:
"DDMMYYYY"

 Final Pay Period Ending Date

 4

 N

 8/8

Final pay period ending date

• May  be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format: "DDMMYYYY"

 Rejected

 1

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of the ROE records that were rejected. The following attribute must be present with a corresponding value  —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

•  Count

 Roe

 2

 Y

 N/A

This tag indicates the beginning of a Rejected ROE record.   Therefore it must be present when the Count is greater than zero.  The following attribute could be present with a corresponding value   —Refer to the List of Atttributes Used in the XML Structure:

•  BulkFileName

 Amended Serial Number

 3

 N

 0/9

S.N. of ROE Amended

 Business Unit

 3

 Y

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Business Unit information.

 Payroll Ref Number

 4

 N

 0/15

Employer’s payroll reference number

 Business Number

 4

 Y

 15/15

Canada Revenue Agency Business Number

 Employee

 3

 N

 N/A

This is the parent tag for the Employee information.

 SIN

 4

 N

 9/9

Social Insurance Number of the employee for whom the ROE will be issued

 First Day Worked

 4

 N

 8/8

First day worked

• May be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format:
"DDMMYYYY"

 Last Day For Which Paid

 4

 N

 8/8

Last day for which paid

• May be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format:
"DDMMYYYY"

 Final Pay Period Ending Date

 4

  N

 8/8

Special Payment Date

• May be blank
• Must be 8 characters in the following format:
"DDMMYYYY"

 Application

 ROEHEADER

Indicates the application used to submit the file. It is a fixed value.

RoeWeb

FileVersion

ROEHEADER

Indicates the file format version.  It is a fixed value.

1.00

Count

Issued, Passed, Rejected and Failed

Indicates the number of ROE for each category included in the import file. If no record for a category the value is zero.

Up to 9 characters

BulkFileName

 Roe

Indicates the file name if the ROE was transferred by bulk. Otherwise, the attribute is blank.

Up to 256 characters.