Transaction IMPBIC
The SWIFTRef portfolio provides bank information and identification data in various directories and files. Data from these files can be imported into the application.

The application is able to process data from the formats :

1. BankDirectoryPlus (Full and Delta)
2. BIC Directory 2018 (BICPlus, BICPlusIBAN)
3. BIC Directory using IDENTIFIERS-BIC file (available as of November 2025)
4. Identifiers Directory using IDENTIFIERS-ALL File (available as of November 2025)

Import File Requirements
In order to be able to process the BankDirectoryPlus correctly, the filename has to begin with either 'BANKDIRECTORYPLUS_V3_FULL' or 'BANKDIRECTORYPLUS_V3_DELTA'.

In order to be able to process the IDENTIFIERS-BIC and IDENTIFIERS-ALL correctly, the filename has to begin with either 'IDENTIFIERS-ALL-V1' or 'IDENTIFIERS-BIC-V1'.

The data will be imported into the application and parties and addresses will be set up and updated.

The full file path of the file to be imported must be listed in the “Path” field. By clicking the icon , the accordant file will be imported into the PTY/ADR/PTA structure of the application. After this procedure, the data are available in the application system.

The log file of this transaction can be displayed by clicking the icon.

N.B.: The subdirectory BATIN must be created in the DATA directory of the application. The converted import file has to be in that subdirectory.

Import BankDirectoryPlus
During import, lines containing a BIC CODE and a BRANCH CODE will be processed.
If the corresponding checkbox is set, lines lacking a BIC, but with a National-ID, are processed, too.
Addresses whose Extkey does not correspond to the 'BIC<bic>' model (or, in case of the check being set, those not following the '<NAT><natid>' model) are not handled.
Exception in case of addresses with a BIC:
In case of the modification flag = “D”elete the logfile will display an entry mentioning that the BIC has been deleted
If the checkbox “Log addresses …” is checked, all found main addresses will be listed in the log file.
If the checkbox “Update addresses …” is checked, then main addresses will be overwritten with the current status derived from the BicPlusIBAN file respectively deleted or stopped if applicable. The codes will not be modified, however.
Additional addresses will neither be logged nor changed.
Main addresses with a key following the 'BIC<bic>' and 'NAT<natid>' model, resp., will be updated.
If the BIC was deleted (modification flag = 'D'elete), then for main addresses with BIC it will be checked, if the party can be deleted (because not used in contracts or other static data). If so, the party will be deleted, otherwise designated with a stoplevel 0 and the wording 'BIC was deleted in Bic File and reported in an special “impbic.<timestamp>_undeleted.log”. Additional addresses will be recorded and must be handled manually.

Field Mapping for Import of BankDirectoryPlus into the application