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Use

The system comes with all the settings that you need to be able to make and collect domestic payments by BACS. The system supports direct credits and direct debits, except for AUDDIS direct debits.

Features

You generate the payment media using the Payments program in conjunction with the supplied payment methods, Payment Medium Workbench format, and DME tree format.

The payment methods are E (direct credit) and D (direct debit). Both methods use the same Payment Medium Workbench format and DME tree format, both of which are called GB_BACS.

Activities

Customizing

You first have to configure the relevant user numbers and transaction codes, as follows:

  • In Customizing for Financial Accounting (FI), choose   Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable   Business Transactions   Outgoing Payments   Automatic Outgoing Payments   Payment Media   Country-Specific Settings for Payment Media   Define User Number at Bank for Norway, United Kingdom, and Ireland   .

    If only one user number applies to all company codes (one paying company code), enter the six-digit number in positions 5–10 of the User Number field and leave the Company Code and Bank Number fields at their initial values. You only have to make an entry in the Bank Number field if you are using multiple BACS user numbers within one paying company code. In this case, you enter a key of your choice for each BACS number. When the data medium is generated, you must specify this alternative search key for each number.

  • In Customizing for FI, choose   Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable   Business Transactions   Outgoing Payments   Automatic Outgoing Payments   Payment Media   Country-Specific Settings for Payment Media   Define Bank Transaction Code for United Kingdom.  

    If only one user number applies to all SAP company codes, leave the Bank Number field empty. If you are using multiple BACS user numbers, enter the relevant alternative search key in the Bank Number field. For each payment method used for BACS payment file creation, you have to define a bank transaction code for the standard transaction records and contra record(s). For outgoing payments, the standard transaction record code is 99 and the contra record is 17.

For more information about customizing the system, see the PMW format documentation in the system.

See also:

Payments

Payment Medium Workbench

Data Medium Exchange Engine