The BACS categories option will only appear on the PR MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS menu if the BACS company payroll type parameter or the BACS company payroll system parameter has a BACS company identifier entered on set up by an Autoline consultant and you are a priority 8+ user.
BACS categories are optionally used on each part of the payroll module supporting BACS payments if you wish to create different BACS batches for payroll transactions. If however you do not need to create separate BACS batches leave all of the BACS category fields at the points listed below blank.
To access BACS categories
The Payroll Password form is displayed.
Enter your payroll password.
The PAYROLL menu is displayed.
Select the Miscellaneous options option.
The PR MISCELLANEOUS MENU is displayed.
Select the BACS categories option.
The BACS categories form is displayed.
BACS categories Form
The BACS categories form is displayed when you select the BACS categories option from the PR MISCELLANEOUS MENU.
What do you want to do or be advised about?
Maintenance of BACS categories
The BACS categories record consists of the one TAB called BACS categories. To amend an existing BACS category enter the category and click the Amend button. To create a BACS category click the Create button and enter the category and description.
BACS categories Tab
Category: The one character BACS category.
Tip : Click the Ellipsis button
to search for a BACS category from the BACS categories file.
Description: The thirty character description.
What do you want to do?
Where are BACS categories used?
BACS payments are supported from the following places within the payroll system:-
The Payroll record Payments TAB for the net payments
The Payroll record Payments TAB for the savings payments
The Pension schemes record BACS TAB for the pension payments
The Court order record BACS TAB for the court order payments
The Addition/deduction record BACS TAB typically for the deduction payments
The Benefit record BACS TAB for the benefit payments
What do you want to do?
PUSH BUTTONS:
Exit: Returns you to the PR MISCELLANEOUS MENU.
Help: Displays help on the current application in your default company browser.
Create: Click the Create button before entering the category or any other details if creating a new BACS category record.
Amend: Click the Amend button after entering the category if wanting to amend an existing BACS category record.
Delete: Click the Delete button after entering the category if wanting to delete an existing BACS category record.
Save: Saves any changes that you have made to the BACS categories form and allows you to further maintain BACS categories.
Cancel: Cancels any changes that you have made to the BACS categories form and returns you to the PR MISCELLANEOUS MENU.
Ad-hoc: Allows for reporting on the BACS categories.
