Apply for Bank Feed

Form ID: (MBCA2010)

The Apply for Bank Feeds form lets you create new applications for bank feeds and submit them to a financial institution.

Form Toolbar

The form toolbar includes standard and form-specific buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific buttons are listed below.

Element Description
Actions Provides the following actions:
  • Submit: Once the application records has been saved, select this action to register the application with MYOB's online services. For Online applications, selecting this action also generates the online passcode that will be needed when setting up the bank feed.
  • Download: Once the application has been submitted, select this action to download a Client Application Form (CAF) in PDF format.
  • Upload: Uploads the signed CAF and sends it for processing.
  • Activate: Once the application has been successfully processed, select this action to activate the bank feed so that transactions can be imported from it on the Manage Bank Feeds (MBCA2020) form.
View Active Applications Navigates to the Track Bank Feed Applications (MBCA2015) form, where you can view the current status of all active bank feed applications.
View Failed Applications Navigates to the Track Cancelled Bank Feed Applications (MBCA2025) form, where you can view the current status of all failed and cancelled bank feed applications.
Refresh Refreshes the status of the bank feed.

Summary Area

This area displays header information about the bank feed application.
Element Description
Ref. Number A unique reference number is assigned when the bank feed is first saved.
Cash Account Select the Cash Account that the bank feed will import transactions into. Only one bank feed can be set up for each account. The Cash Account must be selected before the feed is activated, but can be selected at any stage of the application process.
Status The current status of the application, which will be one of:
  • Open: The application record has been saved, but the application has not yet been submitted.
  • Pending: The application is in process. The stage of the application is appended to the status - this will be one of: Awaiting Application Form, Awaiting Bank, Processing Application, Online Passcode Generated or Rejected.
  • Success: The application has succeeded. Active - Awaiting Transactions, Bank Feed Ready, Cancelled, No Longer Receiving Data, or Transfer Completed.
  • Failure: The application has been rejected by the financial institution due to errors that cannot be corrected. A failed application cannot be re-sent; instead a new application will need to be created.

Account Information

This area is where you enter the account details required by the bank feed application. The available fields differ according to the financial institution you are applying to and the application type.

Element Description
Financial Institution Select the financial institution that you are creating the bank feed for.
Note: The institutions available in this field's search window are restricted based on the company's jurisdiction - only Australian institutions are available in Australia and only New Zealand institutions are available in New Zealand.
Application Type Select the how the application will be submitted to the financial institution:
  • Paper: MYOB Advanced generates a printable Client Application Form (CAF) containing details of the account you want to set up a bank feed for. The CAF must be printed out, signed, uploaded and sent for processing.
  • Online: MYOB Advanced generates a passcode, which you must copy down and supply when setting up the bank feed at the institution's website.
These fields are read-only if the selected financial institution only offers one of the methods.
Account Fields These fields appear for Paper applications. They are where you enter information identifying the account that the bank feed will link to - this information will be included in the Client Application Form (CAF) that is generated for the application. The specific fields differ depending on the financial institution you selected.
Online Passcode This field appears for Online applications. The passcode is generated automatically when the bank feed application is submitted. You must copy this passcode and use it when setting up the bank feed at the financial institution's website.
Note: The passcode can be used for the selected financial institution only; however, you can use it to set up feeds for multiple accounts from the same institution.
Open Financial Institution Portal This button appears for Online applications, once they have been successfully submitted. Clicking this button opens the financial institution's website to set up bank feeds.
Note: Use this link to open the financial institution's website, rather than navigating to the website manually. In some cases, the URL launched by the button includes authorisation information required by the website.