Load External Interface
Explanation
This activity is used to
load payment files from a payment
institute.
Prerequisites
In order to perform this activity,
- A payment institute must have been entered in the
Payment Institutes
window.
- A payment method must have been defined for the payment institute in
the
Payment
Methods per Payment Institute window.
- The
parameters to process the external payment must be defined for the payment
method in the External Payment Parameters window.
- A payment file from the payment institute must exist and be accessible
from a local PC or common disc on another machine. You can enter a default
Input File Directory for the payment method in the Payment Methods per
Payment Institute window.
System Effects
As a result of this activity,the payment file is loaded into the external
interface and can be processed in the system,
according to the setup defined for the
payment method in the External Payment Parameters
window.
For payment formats which uses an
external file template that identifies the message code in the external file,
the external payments detail lines can be created by using the parameters set on
the message code. Apart from payments that are to be matched with existing
ledger items from AP/AR, the external payments can include other special
transactions, e.g. direct cash payments, and customer payments to create new
difference items.
Manual
postings for a direct cash transaction loaded with a message code may include the
account and tax code for the message code. If for the message code a pseudo code
is defined instead of an account, the manual posting for the transaction can
include the account, code parts, text and the process code of the pseudo code.
Window
External Payments
Related Window Descriptions
External Payments, Load
File
Procedure
To load an external payment file into the external interface:
- In the External Payments window, right-click and
then click Load File.
- In the Load File dialog box that opens, enter a
payment
institute in the Payment Institute field. The List of Values can be
used to select an appropriate value.
- Enter the payment method in the Payment Method field.
If the default payment method is specified in the External Payment Parameters
window, the payment method will be displayed by default. The List of
Values can be used to select an appropriate value.
- Enter the path and file name in the External File to Load field. You can
click Browse to locate your file.
- Click Load to load the file into the external interface.