To set up BACS payments:
Find out from the bank which BACS format is required.
In Dimensions, in the Financials section, click Cash Book.
Select the bank account.
Click the bank detail icon.
On the Account Detail tab, enter the details of the bank account.
Select the appropriate BACS format.
On the Supplier Accounts, set the Preferred Payment Method to BACS
On the Bank tab and enter their account details.
To pay suppliers by BACS:
Click Creditors, Transactions, Remittances, Remittances BACS.
In the search window on the right, select the bank nominal.
Enter the date for the payment.
Click Display. Users will see a list of invoices to be paid.
Double-click the invoices to be paid, which will change the setting to Yes.
To create the remittance advice, click the green tick icon. These can be printed or emailed. To send them to the default destination on the supplier's account, click the red drawing pin. A dialog appears about if you want to post remittances.
Click Yes. A message will come up saying Payments have been allocated. A further message will come up saying Please create BACS Export file immediately.
Click OK
To create a BACS Export file:
Click Creditors, Transactions, Remittances, BACS export.
Select the Bank Nominal and click Display. A list of all the payments waiting to be exported will be produced.
Select the check boxes of the entries to export.
Click the green tick icon. Users will be asked the location to save the BACS export file to.
Select the location and click Save. A message will now popup asking if the payments exported successfully.
Leave this message on the screen while uploading the BACS file through the bank software.
If it is accepted by the bank, click Yes to the prompt in Dimensions.