Banks Settings
Bank codes represent the bank accounts that you use when you enter cash-related transactions such as cash receipts, cash disbursements, and accounts payable payments.
Bank codes direct the implicit posting of any cash-related transaction. This means that Vantagepoint automatically uses the default general ledger account that you enter for a bank (such as 101, Checking) during data entry for cash-related transactions. Bank codes eliminate the need to manually enter the general ledger account during data entry processing.
Use the Banks settings form in
to set up the following information for your bank accounts:- Bank entries for miscellaneous fees and bank charges
- Settings for the import file, when importing bank transactions into Vantagepoint
- Direct Deposit and NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association) electronic funds transfer information
- Export to Text File format information, including user-defined and SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) file formatting
- Wire transfer fee information
If your enterprise has multiple organizations and each organization has accounts at one or more banks, you can set up a bank code for each account, at each bank, for each organization. You can use the same account for each organization bank code. If you maintain separate balance sheets for your organizations, Vantagepoint displays the account totals for each.
The Bank Code List shows all the bank codes and their setup information. Use this list to verify the information entered through Banks Settings.
After you enter and save bank code information, you cannot modify the bank code itself. To modify a bank code, you must use the bank code conversion utility in
.Bank codes are both company-specific and currency-specific. If you have multiple companies, you must set up bank codes and electronic funds transfers for each company in your enterprise.
If you use multiple currencies, bank codes determine payment currencies for a number of transactions. When you set up a bank code, you must select an account for which you have specified a currency in
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- Set Up Bank Codes
You can add new bank codes at any time. There is no limit to the number of bank codes that you can define for your enterprise. Initially, you must add at least one bank code before you enter cash receipts, cash disbursements, or accounts payable disbursements. - Banks Settings Form
Use the Banks Settings form in Cash Management Settings to set up bank codes, electronic funds transfers, SEPA XML formats, and formats for export text files.