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ExternalCardSettlement single-leg

Identity

Name
ExternalCardSettlement
Description

Daily aggregating rail that bundles the day's MerchantCardSale activity for reporting back to the card network. Single-leg per the SPEC's "single-leg sweep that lands in External" pattern — bundles all sales in the day's window and reports the net to the card network's reconciliation file. Force-posted origin: the card network's settlement file is the authoritative record.

Topology

Leg role
ExternalCardNetwork
Leg direction
Credit

Origin

Origin
ExternalForcePosted

Activity / cadence

Aggregating
true
Cadence
daily-eod
Bundles activity
MerchantCardSale

Metadata

Metadata keys
settlement_periodcard_brand
Metadata value examples
card_brand: - Visa - Mastercard - Amex settlement_period: - 2026-04 - 2026-05 - 2026-06

Posted requirements

Posted requirements

Aging

Max pending age
Max unbundled age

Soft bounds

Typical amount range (min, max)
Typical firings per period (min, max)