Load External Interface
Explanation
This activity is used to load payment files from a payment institute.
- In the External Payments page, use command
button and then click Load File.
- In the
Load File dialog 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
page, 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.
Prerequisites
In order to perform this activity,
- A payment institute must have been entered in the
Payment Institutes page.
- A payment method must have been defined for the payment
institute in the Payment Methods per Payment Institute
page.
- The parameters to process the external payment must
be defined for the payment method in the
External Payment Parameters
page.
- 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 page.
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
page.
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.