Load External Interface

Explanation

This activity is used to load payment files from a payment institute.

Prerequisites

• Payment methods must have been defined for your company.
• A payment institute must have been entered in the Payment Institutes window.
• A payment method must have been defined for the payment institute in the Payment Methods per Payment Institute window.
• A payment file from the payment institute must exist and be accessible from a local PC or common disc on another machine. You can enter a default Input File Directory for the payment method in the Payment Methods per Payment Institute window.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, a payment file is loaded into the external interface and can be processed in the system.

Window

External Payments

Related Window Descriptions

External Payments, Load File

Procedure

To load an external payment file into the external interface:

1. In the External Payments window, right-click and then click Load File.
2. In the Load File dialog box that opens, enter a payment institute in the Payment Institute field. The List of Values can be used to select an appropriate value.
3. Enter the payment method in the Payment Method field. The List of Values can be used to select an appropriate value.
4. Enter the path and file name in the External File to Load field. You can click Browse to locate your file.
5. Click Load to load the file into the external interface.