Sage tested using all the fields available in the Direct Deposit Maintenance and Company Maintenance windows. Engineering confirmed that there are no fields that will populate the Reference Code as required. Therefore, a program enhancement is necessary to allow setting the Reference Code for File Header Record, line type 1 (positions 87-94).
The enhancement is in Payroll Release 2.26.1 when available for download in mid-April, 2026.
Known Issue ID 119011