RE: Electronic Bank Statement

Posted by Carol Nye on 6/19/2003 3:46:00 PM

That's correct. We use Mercury Interactive, so running some scripts to create AP open
items wasn't an issue. Then we had to change the data manually in the BAI file. We did
not test 100% of what was in the BAI file. We tested each type of transaction (deposits
in, incoming checks/cash, outgoing checks, incoming wires, outgoing wires, etc) using
just one or two lines of each type of BAI code. This ensured that mapping was correct,
and that clearing algorithms worked correctly. The only changes you should need to
make in your BAI file would be for anything that should clear automatically (outgoing
checks, wires, etc.)

Carol Nye
SMUD

-----Original Message-----
From: Archna Gupta via sap-r3-acct [mailto:sap-r3-acct@openitx.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 12:31 PM
To: Carol Nye
Subject: [sap-r3-acct] RE: Electronic Bank Statement

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I appreciate your quick help.

As per your reply in Point No.1, you ran AP tests first to create open
items, then imported bank files.

My Reply : AP test ran means, first we have to do the manual accounting

entries to create the open items and then change the data manually in BAI
file and then upload.

Am i understood correctly?

I need one more help from you, can you tell me from where i can get the BAI
standard format which will contain the description of each and every field
which is there in BAI file with no. of charcters, etc..

And from where i can get the standard "External Transaction Code" which
normally bank used to identify the type of transaction.

Thanks a Lot
Archna

>From: "Carol Nye via sap-r3-acct" <sap-r3-acct@OpenITx.com>

>Reply-To: sap-r3-acct@OpenITx.com
>To: Archna Gupta <email@removed>
>Subject: [sap-r3-acct] RE: Electronic Bank Statement
>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:40:57 -0700
>
>Archive Page - http://www.ittoolbox.com//I/sap-r3-acct.asp
>
>See answers below:
>
>1. RE: mass scale testing before going live for uploading the BAI
>file. I don't know of an SAP program where open items are automatically
>created as BAI file is imported. For our tests, we ran AP tests first to
>create open items, then imported bank files.
>
>2. YES, BAI is the standard format, irrespective of whosoever bank is
>providing
>the data in BAI format. You should be able to get some NACHA guidelines for
>the format.
>
>3. You can use FF.5 to directly upload the data received from bank in BAI
>format; no need of preprocessor for uploading BAI file.
>
>Carol Nye
>SMUD
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Archna Gupta via sap-r3-acct [mailto:sap-r3-acct@openitx.com]
>Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:02 AM
>To: Carol Nye
>Subject: [sap-r3-acct] RE: Electronic Bank Statement
>
>
>Archive Page - http://www.ittoolbox.com//I/sap-r3-acct.asp
>
>Thanks for the quick reply.
>
>Can you please suggest on the following
>
>1. Can we do the mass scale testing before going live for uploading the BAI
>file. (Is there any SAP program to upload the BAI file for testing and
>program will automatically creat the open items in the system, i found
>download functionality program RFEBKAT5 where system Downloads the BAI file
>for testing)
>
>2. Is BAI the standard format, irrespective of whosoever bank is providing
>the data in BAI format,
>
>3. Can we directly upload the data received from bank in BAI format through
>trans code FF_5 (I mean is there any need of preprocessor for uploading BAI
>file?)
>
>Regards
>Archna
>
>
> >From: "Nash Warren via sap-r3-acct" <sap-r3-acct@OpenITx.com>
> >Reply-To: sap-r3-acct@OpenITx.com
> >To: Archna Gupta <email@removed>
> >Subject: [sap-r3-acct] RE: Electronic Bank Statement
> >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 13:56:08 +1000
>>
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>>
> >Then chnage the BAI file to meet your data requirments, ie cheque numbers,
> >amounts, etc. Note: that SAP remembers the account statement number and
> >date of statement, so back date the statement date in the file - if you
> >want to do a number of tests.
>>
> >Regards
>>
>>
>>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Archna Gupta via sap-r3-acct [mailto:sap-r3-acct@OpenITx.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 11:18 AM
> >To: Nash Warren
> >Subject: [sap-r3-acct] Electronic Bank Statement
>>
>>
> >Archive Page - http://www.ittoolbox.com//I/sap-r3-acct.asp
>>
> >Hi Gurus,
>>
> >I am implementing the electronic bank statement in company. Company has BAI
> >format file, it seems that SAP can directly upload that file through trans
> >code FF_5.
>>
> >Now the problem is how to test the Actual BAI file (client has received
> >from
> >bank for there legacy system) received from bank to show the client that it
> >actually works. Remember that we don't have the open items in SAP for the
> >data which is there in BAI file.
>>
> >Can somebody tell me how to test the file.
>>
> >Thanks in Advance