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Enable e-Banking

1. Click Settings then click Bank Defaults.
2. Select the Enable e-Banking check box and click OK.

Enter your bank details

1. Click Bank accounts, select the bank account you want to use for e-Banking, then click New/edit.
2. Click the Bank Details tab and complete the following information:
   

   Bank Address

   Bank Name	The name of your bank. This can be up to sixty characters.
   Address	Enter each line of your bank’s address. This can be up to sixty characters per line.

   Electronic Banking

   Bank Type

   From the drop-down list, select the bank software you want to connect to. If the bank software you use isn't in the list, click the company you're working in to download and install the bank component you need: UK Ireland After you select the bank type, click Configure then edit the details of your electronic banking. For more information about this, please refer to the section Configure your bank account. NOTE: You must install the component on each computer that will use e-Banking.

   Account Details

   Account Name	The name of your bank account. You must enter this to use e-Banking.
   Account Number	The bank account number. This is usually 8 digits but you can enter up to sixty characters.
   Sort Code	The bank sort code. You can enter the sort code as a 6 digit number or with dashes. For example, 112233 or 11-22-33.
   Expiry	If this account is for your company credit card, enter the expiry date of the card.
   BACS/SEPA Ref	Enter your reference number to make payments via e-Banking. The reference is to identify the payer.
   IBAN	If your bank issues you with an International Bank Account Number (IBAN), enter it here. This is a specific format of the bank account number to make transactions between European countries easier, to help reduce errors and delays. You must use an IBAN to make or receive payments across country borders in the European Union (EU), European Economic Areas (EEA) and Switzerland. You always use an IBAN in conjunction with a Bank Identifier Code (BIC). With an IBAN, additional characters appear in front of an existing bank account number and sort code. This complete combination of additional characters, existing code and account number together make up the IBAN.
   BIC/Swift	If your bank notifies you of a Bank Identification Code (BIC) number or swift code for this bank account, enter it here. The BIC or swift code is to identify financial organisations. If this is your default company bank account, this information appears beneath your company name and address on any invoices and orders you print. The BIC is either 8 or 11 characters, including a bank code (4 characters), country code (2 letters), location code (2 characters) and an optional branch code (3 characters). NOTE: If your company is setup for Ireland, a lookup option is available to validate your BIC/Swift and IBAN numbers. For more information to set up your company for Ireland, please refer to our How to change your settings to switch between the Irish and UK VAT options guide.
   Roll Number	If your building society notifies you of a Roll Number for this account, enter the number. This is an additional reference some building societies use.
   Additional Ref	Use this box to enter any additional information you receive relating to your bank account. Enter any text, up to three lines of sixty characters.

3. Click Save, then click Close.

Configure your bank

1. Click Bank accounts, select the relevant bank account, then click New/edit.
2. Click the Bank Details tab, then click Configure and complete the Sage eBanking Configuration window as follows:
   
   

   NOTE: The information required to configure the e-Banking option depends on the bank type you choose from the drop-down list. Some of the following options may not be available depending on which banking software you select.

   Common directory	The directory where the e-Payment files and e-Reconcile statement files save to appears here. C:\ automatically appears. To amend this, enter the path to the data or click Browse to locate the directory.
   Override common directory	If you don't want to use the same directory for e-Payment files and e-Reconcile statements, select this check box. NOTE: If you select this check box you must complete the Statement Reconciliation Service and Payment file options directories.
   Statement Reconciliation Service	This is the directory where the statement files from your banking software save to, before you import into e-Reconcile. C:\ automatically appears. To amend this, enter the path to the data or click Browse to locate the directory. You can also enter the file extension your banking software saves the statement files as, for example, TXT. This ensures only files with that extension appear in the Import window.
   Payment file options	This is the directory, file name and extension of the e-Payments file that your on-line Banking software uses. C:\ automatically appears. To amend this, enter the path to the data or click Browse to locate the directory. NOTE: If you don't enter a File Identifier the file name is the the date in the format DDMMYYYY, for example, 01092019.  You can view our help guide for further information on the file format for your bank. You can use our handy How to process e-Payments guide to do this.

3. Click OK, then click Save and click Close.

Set up the supplier records for e-Payments

1. Click Suppliers, then select the relevant supplier account and click Edit.
2. Click the Bank tab and complete the Supplier Bank Details as follows:
   

   Bank Details

   Bank Name	Enter the supplier's bank name.
   Address	Enter the supplier's bank address.
   Account Name	Enter the supplier's bank account name.
   Sort Code	Enter the supplier's bank sort code. You can enter the sort code as a 6 digit number or with dashes. For example, 112233 or 11-22-33.
   Account Number	Enter the supplier's bank account number. This should be 8 digits.

   Payment Details

   BACS/SEPA Ref	If you have the supplier's BACS reference you can enter it here.
   IBAN	Stands for International Bank Account Number. You must use an IBAN to make or receive payments across country borders in the European Union (EU), European Economic Areas (EEA) and Switzerland. You always use an IBAN in conjunction with a Bank Identifier Code (BIC). NOTE: This is for information only which you can then use in your reports.
   BIC/Swift	The code is a standard identifier for banks and you should use it on all international payments. NOTE: This is for information only which you can then use in your reports.
   Roll Number	An additional reference which some building societies use.
   Additional Ref	Use this box to enter any additional information you receive about this supplier's bank account. You can enter up to three lines of sixty characters.
   Payment Method	From the drop-down list, choose the preferred payment method agreed with this supplier. Your software comes with several payment methods: BACS, Cash, Cheque, Credit Card, Direct Debit (DD) or Standing Order (SO) and Other. You can add your own payment methods to the list with user defined methods. To do this, click the button alongside the box. Enter the relevant description and click OK. If the method involves online payment, click the Online check box then click OK.
   Online Payments	Select this check box to indicate that you can pay this supplier using Sage e-Banking.

3. Click Save and click Close.

NOTE: Any payment you create for a supplier with Online Payments selected, now has a reference of (BACS). If you don't want to send the payment via BACS you must remove or replace the reference. However, if the reference is removed, the payment won't appear when processing e-payments