Set up BACS payments
Find out from your bank which BACS format is required.
In Dimensions, click the Financials tab, then click Cash Book.
Click the bank account.
Click the bank detail icon.
On the Account Detail tab, enter the details of the bank account.
Click the appropriate BACS format.
On the Supplier Account, set the Preferred Payment Method to BACS.
On the Bank tab, enter the supplier's bank account details.
Pay suppliers by BACS
Click Creditors > Transactions > Remittances > Remittances BACS.
In the search window on the right, click the bank nominal.
Enter the payment date.
Click Display. A list of invoices to be paid appears.
Double-click each invoice to pay. The setting changes to Yes.
Click the green tick icon to create the remittance advice. Remittances can be printed or emailed. To send each one to the supplier's default destination, click the red drawing pin. A dialog asks whether to post the remittances.
Click Yes. A message confirms payments have been allocated. A second message prompts you to create the BACS Export file immediately.
Click OK.
Create a BACS export file
Click Creditors > Transactions > Remittances > BACS export.
Click the Bank Nominal and click Display. All payments waiting to be exported appear.
Tick the entries to export.
Click the green tick icon. A dialog asks where to save the BACS export file.
Select the location and click Save. A message appears asking if the payments exported successfully.
Leave this message on screen while uploading the BACS file through your banking software.
Once accepted by the bank, click Yes to the prompt in Dimensions.