To Add a Payment Method for the RBC ACH094 Plug-In

You use the Payment Methods (CA204000) form to create a payment method that uses the RBC ACH094 plug-in.

Before You Proceed

Review your cash accounts and decide which ones will be used as the payment source for your vendors. You will specify these in Step 9 below.

To Add a Payment Method for the RBC ACH094 Plug-In

To add a payment method that uses the RBC ACH094 plug-in, do the following:

1. Open the Payment Methods (CA204000) form.
2. On the form toolbar, click Add New Record.
3. In the Payment Method ID box, type an identifier you want to use for the payment method.
4. Review the Active check box is selected to make the payment method available for use in the system.
5. In the Means of Payment box, select the Direct Deposit option.
6. In the Direct Deposit File Format box, select RBC ACH094.
7. Ensure the Use in AP check box is selected. It indicates (if selected) that the payment method can be assigned to vendors.
8. Ensure the Require Remittance Information for Cash Account check box is selected. With this check box selected, the Remittance Settings tab appears on the Payment Methods form and Cash Accounts (CA202000) form, so you can specify the ACH credentials for the cash accounts.
9. In the Description box, type a description for the payment method.
10. On the Settings for Use in AP tab, review the settings automatically specified by the system:
    • The Create Batch Payments option button is selected.
    • The RBC ACH094 Plug-In is selected in the Export Method box.
    • In the Payment Method Details table, the parameters have been added automatically, They will appear on the Payment tab of the Vendors (AP303000) form when this payment method is specified. You will need to enter the ACH credentials that are specific to the particular vendor for these parameters.
11. On the Allowed Cash Accounts tab, do the following for each cash accounts you are planning to use as a source for payments made to vendors by using the payment method:
    1. On the table toolbar, click Add Row. In the Cash Account box, select a cash account.
    2. In the added row, select the AP/PR Default check box for a cash account to be used by default.
    3. (Optional) In the added row, select the Quick Batch Generation check box to quickly prepare batches of AP payments on the Prepare Payments (AP503000) form.
12. On the Remittance Settings tab, review the automatically added parameters. These parameters will appear on the Remittance Settings tab of the Cash Accounts (CA202000) form for each cash account specified for the payment method. You will need to enter your company's ACH credentials for each cash account to configure these parameters.
13. On the Plug-In Settings tab, review the plug-in settings, which were added automatically when you selected the RBC ACH094 plug-in. To review all settings, select the Show All Settings check box.
14. Optional: Update the values for the needed settings according to the vendor's or bank's requirements.

    For the list of available plug-in settings, see RBC ACH094 Plug-In Settings.

15. On the form toolbar, click Save.

After the payment method is configured, specify your remittance information for each cash account listed on the Allowed Cash Accounts tab, and specify ACH credentials for each vendor who has agreed to receive payments through the ACH network.

To Add Payment Details for a Vendor

To add a payment method that uses the RBC ACH094 plug-in to a vendor, do the following:

1. Open the Vendors (AP303000) form.
2. In the Vendor ID box, select the ID of the vendor.
3. On the Payment tab, in the Payment Method box, select the payment method that uses the RBC ACH094 plug-in.

   The Payment Instructions table is displayed.

4. In the table, specify the ACH parameters that you have received from the vendor.
5. On the form toolbar, click Save.