How to: Export BACS Files

The following procedure describes how to export a BACS file, one of the payment options supported by Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

To export a BACS file

In the Search box, enter Bank Accounts, and then choose the related link.
Select the bank through which you will make the BACS payment, and on the Home tab, in the Manage group, choose Edit.
On the Transfer FastTab, set the Payment Export Format field to BACS.

Choose the OK button.
In the Search box, enter Payment Journals, and then choose the related link.
Select a batch in the Batch Name field. In the General Journal Batches window, for the batch, select the Allow Payment Export check box.

Choose the OK button.
In the Payment Journal window, create a payment line. For more information, see How to: Create a Bankers' Automated Clearing Service File.
On the Home tab, in the Process group, choose Export Payments to File.

For information on specifying options in the BACS Ledger Entries window, see BACS Export.

Note

When you open the BACS Ledger Entries window for the first time, you may receive a message that asks for permission to create the file. Select the option that allows you to create the file.
Choose the Print button to print the report or choose the Preview button to view it on the screen.

The BACS information is now exported, and you can either save the data to a file, or you can open the file in the appropriate format.

You can export a line again if needed. On the Home tab, in the Bank group, choose Export Payments to File, and then choose Yes.