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View a CIRA Record

To view a Check Image and Research Archive (CIRA) record, complete the following steps:

1. From the Check Processing tab click CIRA Query. The CIRA Query page appears. 

2. Enter your search criteria.

• Select an OTC Endpoint, required

If you do not know the full name of the OTC Endpoint, enter a partial name search (as 

few as one letter) in the Starts with text box and click the Select From List icon 

(magnifying glass). The configured OTC Endpoints appear according to the user’s 

access. Click the appropriate OTC Endpoint radio button.

• Check/uncheck the Include Subordinates check box

• Check/uncheck the Retrieve Mobile Check Transactions Only check box

• Select a Form Name

• Select a Deploy Date

• By default, the Include Subordinates check box is checked. Add a check mark to 

generate a report that contains data for the subordinate OTC Endpoints. Remove the 

check mark to generate a report that contains data only for the selected OTC 

Endpoint.

• By default, the Retrieve Mobile Check Transactions Only check box is unchecked. 

Data for Retrieve Mobile Check Transactions Only is not yet available and will be 

included in a future release.

• By default, the most recent Deploy Date and Form Version will populate the 

Deploy Date field, once the Form Name is selected.

3. To search for a transaction:

• Using the CIRA Query search criteria, complete the following steps:

• Under CIRA Query, 

• Select a Form Name

• Select a Deploy Date

• Under User Defined Fields,

• Enter User Defined Field 1

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• Enter User Defined Field 2

• Enter User Defined Field 3

• Enter User Defined Field 4

• By default, the CIRA Query screen is expanded. If the CIRA Query screen is expanded, 

the Search ACR Transaction screen is collapsed.

• By default, the most recent Deploy Date and Form Version will populate the 

Deploy Date field once the Form Name is selected.

• The User Defined Fields are visible based on the selected OTC Endpoint Form 

Name and Deploy Date.

• Enter the Account number

• Enter the Bank Routing Number

• Enter the IRN (Individual Record Number)

• Enter the Check Number

• Under Check Amount

• Select the appropriate drop-down field

• Enter the check amount 

• Select a Settlement Status

• Enter the 5515/Debit Voucher Number

• Enter the 215/Deposit Ticket Number

• If an IRN or Batch ID and a date range (Received Date, Capture Date, Settlement 

Date, and Return Settlement Date) are entered, OTCnet ignores the date range.

• The 5515/Debit Voucher Number represents items returned to an agency due to 

unsuccessful collection efforts.

• The 215/Deposit Ticket Number represents items credited into FRB CA$HLINK for 

a given agency on a given day.

• Enter the Cashier ID

• Enter the Batch ID

• Click the Received Date: radio button

• Select From and To Received Date range

Or

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• Select the On Received Date 

Or

• Click the Check Capture Date: radio button

• Select From and To Check Capture Date range

Or

• Select the On Check Capture Date

• Received Date (From) and (To) represents the date range the check was received 

into OTCnet. Received Date (On) represents the single specific date the check was 

received into OTCnet.

• If the Received Date radio button is selected, OTCnet does not validate any other 

date range values (Capture Date, Settlement Date or Return Settlement Date).

• Check Capture Date (From) and (To) represents the date range the check was 

processed by the Check Capture Lead Operator or Check Capture Operator. 

Check Capture Date (On) represents the single specific end date the check was 

processed by the Check Capture Lead Operator or Check Capture Operator.

• If the Check Capture Date radio button is selected, OTCnet does not validate any 

other date range values (Received Date, Settlement Date or Return Settlement 

Date).

Or

• Click the Settlement Date: radio button

• Select From and To Settlement Date range

Or

• Select the On Settlement Date

• Settlement Date (From) and (To) represents the date range when the payment 

amount was debited from the check writer’s account. Settlement Date (On)

represents the single specific date when the payment amount was debited from the 

check writer’s account.

• If the Settlement Date radio button is selected, OTCnet does not validate any other 

date range values (Received Date, Capture Date or Return Settlement Date).

Or

• Click the Return Settlement Date: radio button

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• Select the From/On Date range

• Select the To Date range

• Return Settlement Date (From) and (To) represents the date range when the check 

item was returned. Return Settlement Date (On) represents the single specific date 

the check item was returned.

• When the Return Settlement Date radio button is selected, OTCnet does not 

validate any other date range values (Received Date, Capture Date or Settlement 

Date).

• By default, the CIRA Query screen is expanded. If the CIRA Query screen is 

expanded, the screen Search ACR Transaction collapsed.

Or

• To query for an ACR transaction, complete the following steps:

• Click Search ACR Transaction to expand the screen

• Select an ACR Type

• Select an ACR Reason Code

• Enter an ACR Voucher Number

• Enter the From and To ACR Settlement range

• By default, the Search ACR Transaction screen is collapsed. If the Search ACR 

Transaction screen is expanded, the CIRA Query screen is collapsed.

• Search ACR Transaction options include All ACR, Adjustment, Correction, and 

Rescission.

• ACR Reason Code options include Duplicate Transaction Processed, Non-Cash 

Item, Transaction Amount Correction, Representment, Warranty Indemnity 

Claim, Voucher Date Change, Voucher Number Change, Account Switch, 

Transaction Account Switch, and ACH Reversal.

• The maximum numeric characters value for ACR Voucher Number is six.

• The maximum date range for the From and To ACR Settlement range is 90 days.

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4. Click Search to initiate the search.

5. The Count table and Search Results table appears as shown in Figure 1. Click the IRN for

the check details you would like to view.

Figure 1. CIRA Query Results Showing Count and IRN Table

6. The CIRA Details page appears showing the Check Details, User Defined Fields, Check 

Image and Check History details as shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2: CIRA Details Page
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The CIRA Query details page is configured to display a maximum of 90 days of search 

results. This range parameter applies when a user searches using Received Date, 

Check Capture Date, Settlement Date, Return Settlement Date or ACR Settlement 

date. The system will display an error message if you search for results beyond the 

configured range.

• Click Cancel to return to the OTCnet Home Page. No data will be saved. 

• Click Clear to clear all data fields and reset to the default selections.

• Click Count to display the total number of check transactions and the total check 

amount for the specified search criteria.

• Click Display First 1000 to retrieve the first 1000 records

• Click Verification Detail to view the corresponding MVD record for the check item. 

(Visible only if is a corresponding MVD record exists.)

Additional buttons exclusive to the View CIRA Item Details page:

• Click Zoom In to zoom in on the check image.

• Click Zoom Out to zoom out on the check image.

• Click Save Zoom to save the zoom percentage for the current session.

• Click Original to return the check image to the original display settings.

• Click Fit Width to fit the check image to the width of the open window.

• Click Rotate Left to rotate the check image counterclockwise 90 degrees.

• Click Rotate Right to rotate the check image clockwise 90 degrees.

• Click Print to the check image.

• Click Download to the check image.

• Click Previous to return to the previous page.

• Click Return Home to the OTCnet Home Page.

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