The ACB process produces an output file which conforms to the format described in the ACB User Manual.

You must process Pre-Payments before you can perform this procedure.

You run this process from the Submit Requests window.

   Creating the ACB File:

To create the ACB file

1. Select ACB in the Name field.

2. Select the payroll and consolidation set for which you are creating ACB output in the Parameters window.

   You can leave the Payroll Name field blank if you want to include payments from all payrolls in the consolidation set. However, you must enter a consolidation set.

3. Enter a start date to restrict the ACB payment to unpaid prepayments from that date. If you leave this field blank, all unpaid prepayment runs will be included.

4. Enter the end date of the ACB process. This date must be the same as the end date specified in the prepayments process.

5. Select an ACB payment method.

6. Enter the date the transactions must be actioned by ACB In the Overriding Pay Date field. Leave blank if the action date from the payroll period dates must be used.

7. Enter the tape serial number of the magnetic tape. This number must correspond to the label you stick on the tape.

8. Select a submission flag. The submission flag for test tapes creates installation and user generation numbers of TEST in the ACB output file.

9. Choose the Submit button.

   Creating the ACB Tape:

You use the output file created by the ACB process to create the ACB tape. This output file is in the $ORATMP/$APPSLOG directory. The output file name is in the format p<request_id>.mf. The request ID is allocated to you by Oracle Payroll for your ACB process.

   Viewing the ACB Process Results:

In addition to the magnetic tape file, the ACB process produces an electronic transfer schedule, tape delivery advice and data control voucher. You can view or print these text files:

• p<request_id>.a01 - Electronic Transfer Schedule

• p<request_id>.a02 - Tape Delivery Advice

• p<request_id>.a03 - Data Control Voucher

   Retrying the ACB Process:

If the ACB process contained errors, you must roll back and resubmit the process.

You run this process from the Submit Requests window.

   To roll back the ACB process:

1. Select Rollback in the Name field.

2. Select the process type for the magnetic transfer that you want to rollback, in the Parameters window, and select the assignment set.

3. Choose the Submit button.

   This process resets the user generation number on the tape. If the user type is Bureau, the installation generation number is not reset, but is incremented by one.