Create ACH File For Upload
This guide goes over the setup for generating an ACH File to send you bank for processing payments for your Vendors.
ACH Setup | Vendor Setup | Download ACH File
This features leads to the generation of an industry standard banking ACH File for transferring data from Workamajig to your financial institution.
Company ACH Setup
From the Print Checks page, click on System Settings and check the Use ACH setting. Save.
You will then see more items appear under the Selection Options.
Click on Settings next to Use ACH. This will open the ACH Settings panel.
Here you can enter your bank information:
- ACH Company ID - This field is limited to 10 characters in the file itself. This information is provided by your bank.
- Bank Name - This information is provided by your bank.
- Bank Account Number - This information is provided by your bank.
- Bank Routing Number - Requires a minimum of 9 numbers. This information is provided by your bank.
Show Advanced Options: allows you to setup other file requirements set forth by your bank
- Send data in ALL CAPS
- Do not send a balance record
- Do not use unique file names
- Use ACH CompanyID as File Origin
- Do not use File Reference
- Financial Institution open on Saturday
- Alternate Payer Name
- Alternate File Origin ID
Save.
Vendor ACH Setup
From the Vendor record, go to Purchasing Defaults > Payment Options.
Then populate the Bank Account Number, Bank Routing Number, and Name On Bank Account fields.
SAVE.
The key fields for the setting up the Vendors ACH are as follows.
Bank Account Number - Typically all numbers. Provided by your Vendor.
Bank Routing Number - Minimum of 9 Characters. Must be all numbers. If you have less than that, then typically you can add a 0 to the front of the sequence. Provided by your Vendor.
Name On Bank Account - Can be text or numbers. Provided by your Vendor.
Download ACH File
Go to the Print Checks screen.
Select the Cash Account, if different than your default.
Check the box for Use ACH.
Check the boxes next to the payments you want to include in your ACH File.
Click Download ACH File.
Login to your banks website and upload the file according to their instructions.