Process ACH Payments

After you prepare and post the employee payment run, use the Electronic Files page of the Employee Payments form to process the ACH payment distribution files to send to the bank.

To process ACH files:

  1. In the Navigation pane, select Cash Management > Employee Payments.
  2. Use the search fields at the top of the form to select an existing payment run that has been posted. The payment run will include the word Posted in the description for it in the search results list.
    The Electronic Files page of the Employee Payments form displays.
  3. If necessary, on the Actions bar, click Bank Settings to update your electronic files settings in a new tab in Settings > Cash Management > Banks.
  4. On the Electronic Files page of the Employee Payments form, click the Effective Entry Date field and select the date to send the files to the bank.
  5. If not already enabled, select the Exclude Runs Already Processed option to prevent Vantagepoint from regenerating a payment run's text (.txt) file. Having more than one .txt file for the same payment run can cause duplicate payment to the vendors in that run.
  6. On the Electronic Files grid, click Print to open and print the Employee Expense Direct Deposit Report for the selected row.
  7. On the Electronic Files grid, click Process Transfer to open the Download Electronic Funds Transfer Files dialog box to download the .txt file in ACH format.
  8. In the Download Electronic Funds Transfer Files dialog box, select a row and click Download.
    On the dialog box, the Status field updates to Downloaded to indicate the download is complete.
  9. Click Close to return to the Electronic Files page of the Employee Payments form.
    On the Electronic Files grid, the Status field updates to Processed to indicate the transfer is complete.
  10. On the Actions bar, click Close Payment Run to close the current payment run and return to the New Payment Run page of the Employee Payments form.