Bank Relation (tfcmg0110s000)

Use this session to maintain the bank relation, used to process the payments to and from your business partners.

 

Bank

A bank account of your company. The bank relation definition includes details such as your bank account number, account type, the international bank account number, the bank's currency and whether other currencies are allowed, and whether the account is a blocked account.

Details
Bank details
Description

The name of the bank.

Bank Branch

The branch office of the bank.

Allow MT940 Format

Select this check box if the bank relation accepts electronic bank files in SWIFT-MT940 format.

Account Type

The account type you are holding with the bank.

You can select:

  • Normal
    The account is a regular account.
  • Blocked
    The account is blocked for any reason.
  • Other
    The account type is country-specific.
Bank Account

Enter your bank account number.

IBAN

Enter the international bank account number.

This account is used for payments and direct debits if the Use IBAN Account check box is selected in the Payment/Receipt Method (tfcmg0140s000) session.

Bank Balance
Bank Currency

The currency used for the bank relation.

Other Currencies allowed

If this check box is selected, you can use the bank relation for transactions in a currency other than the one entered in the Bank Currency field.

Bank Balance

The amount in a bank account available for payments, expressed in the currency defined in the Bank Currency field.

Currency
Exclude from Cash Forecast

If this check box is selected, amount related to bank relation must not be considered for cash forecast calculation.

Document Numbering / Compression
Transaction Type

Select the transaction type to post the bank transactions for the selected bank relation.

You can use the transaction type to do the following:

  • To post only the actual payments, and not anticipated payments.
  • For bank reconciliation of the anticipated documents attached to the bank relation.
  • To post remittance advice.
Reversal Trans. Type

You can use the transaction type entered here to reverse fast cash postings in the Remittance Advice Lines (tfcmg2151m000) session.

Debit/Credit Notification Trans. Type

The transaction type that indicates whether the transaction is a debit or credit entry.

Options
Blocked for Payments

If this check box is selected, you cannot make payments through the bank account number linked to this bank relation.

Blocked for Direct Debits

If this check box is selected, you cannot carry out the direct debit procedure through the bank account number linked to this bank relation.

Options
Default Priority
Payments

The priority of the bank relation for the automatic payment procedure.

You can enter a priority if the Bank Relation for Payments field of the CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) session is empty.

If you select a bank relation for automatic payments in the CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) session, you cannot enter a priority because LN uses the specified bank relation for all payments.

Direct Debits

The priority of the bank relation in the automatic direct debits procedure.

You can enter a priority if the Bank Relation for Direct Debits field of the CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) session is empty.

If you select a bank relation for automatic direct debits in the CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) session, you cannot enter a priority because LN uses the specified bank relation for all direct debits.

Document sent to bank
Transaction Type

Use this transaction type if checks are sent by means of the Send Checks to Bank (tfcmg4130m000) session.

Series Number

The sequence number that belongs to the Transaction Type.

Files
Device for Trade Note Files

The number of the printer on which the actual trade note file is printed, or the device that has created the file.

Path Trade Notes File

The directory and the file used in the Send Checks to Bank (tfcmg4130m000) session to send trade notes to the bank.

Path for EBS Files

The directory where the Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) files are stored. These files are received from a bank.

Path For EBS Archive

LN moves the converted Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) file from the directory defined in the Path for EBS Files field to the archive directory.

This prevents repeated conversion of the same files, which produces duplicate transactions.

The path for the archives directory is entered here.

UTF-8 File Format

If this check box is selected, the EBS file to be converted can contain 8 bit unicode characters according the Unicode Transformation Format (UTF). This value is used as default in the Convert Electronic Bank Statements (tfcmg5202m000) session for the UTF-8 File Format option.

Customer Details
Customer Code Extension

An additional customer code extension number for a bank account.

The customer code extension can be used to divide the bank's customers into subgroups. The extension is added to the customer code that you defined in the Bank Branches (tfcmg0511m000) session.

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Division

The part of your organization for which you define the bank relation. For example, a division can reflect a department.

Credit Details
Credit Limit Check

The type of the credit limit check.

Select one of the following actions:

  • No Check
  • Warn User
  • Block User

Default value: No Check

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Credit Limit Check in Cash Transactions

This field is available only if the Credit Limit Check is set to Warn User or Block User.

One of the following actions is displayed:

  • No Check
    LN does not check the Credit Limit Amount provided by the bank.
  • Warn User
    The warning message Insufficient bank balance at bank [...]; credit limit being utilized. is displayed and allows you to continue with the payment process.
  • Block User
    The warning message Insufficient bank balance at bank [...]. is displayed and cancels the payment process.

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Credit Limit Amount

The amount of credit provided by the bank. This field is available only if the Credit Limit Check is set to Warn User or Block User.

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Anticipated Payments Amount

The total amount of the anticipated payments related to the bank, which are under payment process.

Anticipated Receipts Amount

The total amount of the anticipated receipts related to the bank, which are under receipts process.

Bank Balance with Credit

The balance amount in bank including credit limit amount.

Bank Balance with Credit= (Credit Limit Amount + Bank Balance + Anticipated Receipts Amount) - Anticipated Payments Amount

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