Run a prenotification process

  1. From Revenue, select EFT. The EFT page appears.

  2. Select Generate prenotifications. The Generate Prenotifications page appears.

  3. In the Prenotification processes grid, select the double arrows beside the process to run.

  4. Select Start process. The Run prenotification process screen appears.

    Note: To run a prenotification process from its status page. select Start process under Tasks. For information about the process status page, refer to Prenotification Process Status Page.

  5. Update the Financial processing date field as necessary. You can select "Today" or enter a specific date. If you enter a specific date, enter a normal business day that is not a banking holiday. You should set the financial processing date between one and five days after you generate the transmission file. For example, if you generate a transmission file on Friday, April 20, 2014, you may want to enter a financial processing date of Tuesday, April 24, 2014. The specific requirements for the financial processing date vary between banks. For more information about the financial processing date, contact your organization’s bank.

    Note: The Bank account field is disabled. To change your organization’s bank, edit the prenotification process. For information about how to edit the process, refer to Edit a Prenotification Process.

  6. Select whether to create a selection that includes the constituents who successfully process in the prenotification. To create an output selection, select Create selection from results.

    When you select Create selection from results, the Selection name field and Overwrite existing selection checkbox are enabled. In the Selection name field, enter a name to identify the output selection. To overwrite an existing selection with the same name the new output selection, select Overwrite existing Selection.

  7. Select Start. The program runs the prenotification process and displays a message to inform you when the process is complete.

    Note: For the prenotification process to complete successfully, your organization’s direct debit header file must be configured in Administration.

  8. Select OK. The prenotification process status page appears. For information about the items on the process status page, refer to Prenotification Process Status Page.