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.