1. Country-Specific Features
  2. Germany Help Topics
  3. Germany-specific SuiteApps
  4. Germany Localization
  5. Germany Electronic Bank Payments
  6. Setting Up Bank Records of Vendors in Germany

Setting Up Bank Records of Vendors in Germany

Set up the bank account records of each vendor to whom you will send electronic bank payments. You can set up multiple bank accounts for each vendor.

To set up vendor bank details in Germany:

  1. Go to Lists > Relationships > Vendors.

    For information on adding a vendor, see Creating a Vendor Record.

  2. Click the Edit link next to the name of the vendor.

  3. On the Bank Payment Details subtab, check the EFT Bill Payment box, and click Save.

  4. Click New Entity Bank Details.

  5. Complete the fields on the New Entity Bank Details page. The fields displayed are dependent on the EFT format selected. For specific formats, take note of the following:

    • For the DTAZV format, the Bank Account Number and Country Code are disabled when you provide the IBAN.

    • For the DTAUS format, the details you enter are automatically converted to capital characters when generating the payment file.

    Field

    Description

    Name

    Enter a unique name for this entity bank detail record.

    Payment File Format

    Select one of the following:

    • DTAUS

    • DTAZV

    • SEPA Credit Transfer (ABN AMRO)

    • SEPA Credit Transfer (Austria)

    • SEPA Credit Transfer (Germany)

    • SEPA Credit Transfer (HSBC)

    Type

    Select whether the bank account is the vendor's primary or secondary bank account.

    Bank Number

    Enter the bank number that identifies the vendor’s bank in Germany.

    Account Number/Bank Account Number

    Enter the vendor's bank account number.

    Bank Name

    Enter the name of the vendor's bank.

    Payment Description

    Enter text that will be displayed on the bank statement to help identify or describe payments to this vendor.

    IBAN

    Enter the vendor’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN).

    Company Country Code

    Enter the international code assigned to the country where the bank is based.

    Transfer Fee Code

    Enter the transfer fee code to identify who accepts responsibility for the transfer fees. Enter one of the following:

    • 00 – Ordering fees are the payer’s responsibility and third party fees are the payee’s responsibility

    • 01 – The payer is responsible for all fees

    • 02 – The payee is responsible for all fees

    Bank BIC

    Enter the Business Identifier Code (BIC), also called SWIFT code, of the vendor’s bank (eight or 11 characters).

  6. Click Save.

You can also set up bank records of vendors, employees, customers and partners by importing entity bank details in CSV format into NetSuite using the Import Assistant. For more information, see Importing Electronic Bank Payments Data.

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