EFT Options

Overview

On the EFT Processing Options screen, you can select options that specify how EFT files are generated and how documents are emailed.

For details on each Tab, EFT Options

A/P Tab

For details, A/P Tab Fields and Controls

• Select whether an EFT file can be created for a range of AP Payment batches.

• Allow unposted AP Payment batches to be selected.

• Select whether or not payments for Vendors not defined in EFT Processing are skipped without generating an error.

• Make selective payments from an AP Payment batch.

• Select whether a File Sequence Number or Batch Number is used when creating the output file

• Select default EFT Vendor status

• Select whether to encrypt Bank details.

• Select whether and how to password protect remittance advices.

A/P Email Tab

For details, A/P Email Tab

Define the name of a SMTP server and associated e-mail user, password etc to send Remittance advices using SMTP.

If details are left blank, EFT Processing will use Microsoft Outlook client or SMTP e-mail depending on how Sage 300 System Manager is configured.

Refer to EFT Processing Email Tab for details on the fields and examples of SMTP configuration.

A/R Tab

For details, A/R Tab Fields and controls

• Select whether an EFT file can be created for a range of AR Receipt batches.

• Allow unposted AR Receipt batches to be selected.

• Select whether or not receipts  for Customers not defined in EFT Processing are skipped without generating an error.

• Make selective receipts from an AR Receipt batch.

• Select whether a File Sequence Number or Batch Number is used when creating the output file

• Select whether to encrypt Bank details.

• Select whether and how to password protect remittance advices.

A/R Email Tab

For details, EFT Options Screen Guide

Define the name of a SMTP server and associated e-mail user, password etc to send direct debit advices, refund advices using SMTP.

If details are left blank and the SMTP Details are filled in EFT Options > A/P Email, EFT Processing will use the EFT A/P Email details.

If both A/P Email and A/R Email details are blank, EFT Processing will use the Sage 300 System Manager configuration.

Refer to EFT Processing Email Tab for details on the fields and examples of SMTP configuration.

Primary File Type

For details, Primary File Type Tab Fields and Controls

Select the primary bank file type for this company.  It is used to display fields on the EFT Vendor and Customer screens.

Using a primary bank, field names can be tailored to the bank and optional extra fields can be enabled for Vendors, Customers and Employees.

Default Advice Tab

For details, Default Advice Fields and Controls

This tab lets you define default Crystal reports for advices and reports generated in EFT Processing, including AP Remittance advice, AR Direct Debit advice, AR Refund Remittance Advice, Payroll Remittance advice, Payroll Payslip/Paystub report, Payroll Releve 1 and T 4 reports.

If you define default reports on this tab, then when printing remittance advices, the forms will default to those setup on this tab.  If a user does not have the security to "Select Remittance Advice Layout", then they will not be able to override this default.

To set one of the defaults, click the browse button and browse the network to find the appropriate Crystal form.

Use this tab to select the Print Directory where Payslips / Paystubs are stored if required.

Forms can be selected from the standard Crystal report forms included in EFT Processing. If required, you can also design your own form as per standard Sage 300 functionality.

Payroll Tab

For details, Payroll Tab Fields and Controls

• Select whether an EFT file can be created for a single Payroll Pay period or from a range of payroll Pay periods.

• Select whether or not payments for Employees not defined in EFT Payroll are skipped without generating an error.

• Make selective payments from a Payroll Pay Period.

• Select the default employee record status for new records.

• Select the default primary bank for EFT Payroll files. If blank on the Employee setup, then the EFT file type defined in EFT Options will be used in formatting the EFT Employee screen.

• Select whether to encrypt Bank details.

• Select whether and how to password protect remittance advices.

Payroll Email Tab

Use the Payroll Email Tab to define the service and related details used to email payroll advices.

For details, Payroll Email Tab field and controls

Refer to EFT Processing Email Tab for details on the fields and examples of SMTP configuration.

Global FSN Tab

For details, Global FSN Fields and Controls

This tab allows you to assign a Global File Sequence Number (FSN) across all EFT banks.

The Global FSN setup is used if you want to issue a single File System Number across multiple banks. You have 10 Global File System Numbers that you can allocate to multiple banks on the EFT Banks screen as shown below. Allocating the same Global File System Number to 3 banks (for example), will result in AP Payment Batches or AR Receipt batches from all 3 banks being allocated a sequential number from the same source number. 

Updates Tab