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title: "Creating and Configuring Transformation Channels"
description: "Transformation channels are specialized channels in BCM that convert data between different formats. Unlike communication channels, which transfer data, transformation channels process data within BCM and convert it into the desired target format."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/banking-and-cash-management/channels/transformation-channels
language: en
last_updated: 2026-08-27
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# Creating and Configuring Transformation Channels
## Overview
**Transformation channels** are specialized channels in Lucanet Banking & Cash Management (BCM) that convert data between different formats — without manual intervention and without external systems. Unlike [communication channels](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/banking-and-cash-management/channels/communication-channels.md), which transfer data, transformation channels process data within BCM and convert the data into the desired target format.
Transformation channels start via [jobs](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/banking-and-cash-management/create-and-configure-orders.md) and work automatically. In complex processing chains, a transformation channel first transforms incoming data; a communication channel then transmits the data to its destination. Depending on the configuration, you can also trigger a transformation manually by uploading a file via the signature folder.
## Navigation
The **Transformation channels** workspace can be found under **Banking & Cash Management | Channels | All channels | Transformation channels** and is displayed as follows, for example:
'Transformation channels' workspace in the menu navigation
## Creating Transformation Channels
To create a transformation channel:
1. Navigate to **Channels | All channels | Transformation channels**.
2. Click the **Plus** icon in the upper left corner and select the desired channel type in the drop-down list.
Creating a transformation channel
> **Note:** Which channel types you see in the drop-down list depends on your license.
3. Configure the channel according to your requirements.
## Available Transformation Channels
Transformation channels can be divided into three main categories. The following table provides an overview of the categories and their channel types:
| Category | Description |
|---------|---------|
| **Cash** | Cash transformation channels process and convert account statements and account information. The channels convert account statement formats, consolidate several statements, anonymize sensitive data, and split or enrich account information.
Available channel types:
- **Anonymize accounting transactions**
- **Enrich camt.053 batch posting with camt.054 details**
- **Consolidate camt.053 with camt.054 (C13415)**
- **Camt.053 to MT940 conversion**
- **Camt.053 transformation (C13402)**
- **Consolidate accounting transactions**
- **Consolidation of MT940 files**
- **Account statement to camt.053 conversion**
- **Account statement to CSV conversion**
- **Split account information (camt.052/camt.053/camt.054)**
- **Split account information (MT940/MT942)**
- **Pain.002 to camt.054 conversion (C13298)** |
| **Other** | Other transformation channels provide general file transformation and processing functions that are not tied to a specific data type. In practice, you usually use the splitting of compound XML files for payment files and the creation of ZIP containers for account information.
Available channel types:
- **Creation of ZIP container**
- **Split compound XML files** |
| **Payments** | Payment transformation channels convert payment files between different formats and standards — in particular for the integration with back-end systems and the adaptation to specific bank requirements. The JSON conversions serve the communication with the API.
Available channel types:
- **Excel to SEPA conversion**
- **CSV to SEPA CT conversion**
- **CSV to SEPA DD conversion**
- **JSON to SEPA CT conversion**
- **JSON to SEPA DD conversion**
- **SEPA credit transfer to instant SEPA credit transfer conversion**
- **SEPA DK version conversion**
- **SEPA DK batch posting conversion**
- **Split SEPA XML container** |