To electronically transfer funds from a constituent’s bank account, you must create a direct debit transmission file to send to Banks Automated Clearing System (BACS). You send the transmission file to your organisation’s bank, which then transfers the file to BACS on your behalf. Each transmission file is associated with a specific batch. For example, you run the generate payments process to create a revenue batch that includes several BACS direct debit transactions to be processed by electronic funds transfer (EFT). To receive the direct debit payments, you must send your organisation’s bank specific information to initiate the transactions. A transmission file contains this specific financial information, such as account numbers. You can send the transmission file to the bank via portable memory, as an email attachment, or through a website. You and your bank should decide the best way to communicate this information. For more information about direct debit transmission files and file formats, refer to Direct Debit Transmission Files.
On the Generate BACS Direct Debit File Process page, you manage the BACS direct debit transmission file processes in your database. To access the Generate BACS Direct Debit File Process page from Revenue, click EFT. On the EFT page, click Generate BACS direct debit files.
The Generate BACS direct debit file processes grid lists the BACS direct debit transmission file processes in the database. For each process, you can view its name, description, financial processing date, and bank account. You enter this information when you add the process to the database. To update the information that appears, click Refresh on the action bar.
Depending on your security rights and system role, you can click the double arrows beside a process to start, edit, or delete it.
Note: The Bank account column displays the bank account associated with the account system for generated payments.
Note: When you start a process, the program generates output based on the sites to which you have access.