Prerequisites

Before you complete the tasks in this section:

• Verify that a payment instrument code for automatic debits exists in the Payment Instrument (00/PY) user-defined code (UDC) table.

• On Customer Master Revisions, enter A (Automatic Debits, Accounts Receivable only) in the Payment Instrument field and select the Auto Receipt option.

  Option A is not hard-coded, and you can use other values.

  See Entering Customer Master Records.

• On Set Up Bank Accounts by Address, verify that you have a GL bank account for automatic debits set up for the customers.

  See Setting Up Bank Accounts, Setting Up GL Bank Accounts.

• On Set Up G/L Bank Account, verify that a next auto debit number is specified for the bank account to which the automatic debits are credited.

• (FRA) On the Revise BACS Information (revise bank automated clearing system information) form, enter the sender's bank ID in the Bank User Number field to process electronic funds transfers for France.

• On A/R Constants, select the Auto Receipt option.

  See Setting Up Constants for Accounts Receivable.

• If a format program that meets the requirements is not available, create a custom program to copy processed and formatted automatic-debit batches to the medium that the bank accepts, or to transmit them electronically.