Entering EFT Account Information for EDI

You can set up EDI 820 payment transactions to a vendor to create an electronic funds transfer (EFT) from your bank account to their bank account. Use the EFT Account Info screen to enter information specific to the trading partner's and your company's banking information.

Important: The EFT companion product is required for EFT functionality. In addition, Eclipse EDI Support must customize the 820 mapper for transactions that use information entered in this window.

To enter EFT account information:

  1. Display the record for a trading partner vendor on the EDI Trading Partner Profile Maintenance screen.

Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

  1. Use the Edit Tables hot key and select Account #s to display the Account #s screen.

  2. Select EFT Account Info to display the EFT Account Info screen.

  3. Enter the following information regarding the EFT account:

Field

Description

Receiver's ABA #

Vendor's 9-digit American Banking Association routing number, which identifies the vendor’s bank.

Receiver's Account #

Vendor's bank account number to which payment is deposited.

Receiver's Account Type

Vendor's bank account type.

Sender's ABA #

Your company's 9-digit American Banking Association routing number, which identifies your bank.

Sender's Account #

Your company's account number from which the payment is made.

Sender's Account Type

Your company's bank account type.

Sender's DUNS #

Your company's DUN & Bradstreet D-U-N-S (Data Universal Numbering System) number, used to identify businesses for data-processing purposes.

  1. Press Esc twice to save this information and return to the EDI Trading Partner Profile Maintenance screen.

See Also:

Creating Trading Partner Profiles

Trading Partner Specific Tables Overview

Sending 820 Remittance Advice

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