That's correct. It's basically what is encoded in the system that will produce the cheque at the end. That's why the effort needs to be all around the wheel—streamlining at the front end, making sure that the people who actually do the coding understand, and that at the tail end the flow of information gets to Public Works so that the cheques can be issued with the lowest risk of error possible.
On June 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.