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Direct Debits vs EFT for Receivables

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Posted on by spena 1,495

Hi,

I need to setup direct debits for my customer.  My customer expects invoices setup for Direct Debits to be automatically paid using the direct debits process.

My question is does direct debits create an output file?  I've setup EFT for payables several times.  This involves running a check batch, then generating an EFT file.

I see a similar process for EFT for receivables.  I can create cash receipts, then generate an EFT file for receivables.

My questions is does the Direct Debits module create any sort of file that gets sent to the bank?  I've read through the eBanking manual and it seems to me like Direct Debits and EFT for Receivables are two different things.

Any clarification would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Steve

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    Shabareesh on at
    RE: Direct Debits vs EFT for Receivables

    Hi Steve,

    This DDR (Direct Debit product), I have found that DDR was designed a long time ago and was designed to work with a 3rd party product named Albany Software’s ‘eBank’ product to generate the DDR file.  That is why you are not finding a path or functionality within Dynamics GP to generate the DDR file out of the box.   Albany has since discontinued this product, and so Microsoft redesigned the RM EFT functionality (in GP 10.0 version), so you can just use our RM EFT functionality instead.

    The DDR functionality was left within Dynamics GP, in case customers were still using it or had customizations for it, etc., but there is no functionality in GP at this time to generate the DDR file (from the DDEU007/DDEU008 tables).    

    The RM EFT functionality updates the CM20202/CM20203 tables, which are populated by keying a cash receipt and marking it as ‘EFT’ type.   (The DDR functionality will also update the CM20202 only, in case customers wanted to point any customizations to this table.   But there is not path to  generate the DDR file from within Dynamics GP now.  You could insert a header record in to the CM20203 table and then you could use our EFT functionality to generate an EFT file, but that is not supported. )  

    In current versions, I recommend to use ‘RM EFT’ functionality instead of the old DDR functionality for generating this EFT files.  

    However, I think this would be a great Product Suggestion! and have observed a there are few suggestion already created

    connect.microsoft.com/dynamicssuggestions

    Hope this answers you question.

    Thanks and Regards,

    Shabareesh.

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: Direct Debits vs EFT for Receivables

    Sadly this seems to be one area that no-one wants to or can answer.

    I have installed DD today and have had some success one drawback seems to be that you can't mark a batch as direct debit, only individual transactions.

    I have got as far as generating a DD batch but for the life of me I can't get them to show up in the Generate EFT File query.

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