You run the BACS process from the Submit Requests window.

   To create a BACS file:

1. Select the BACS process.

2. In the Parameters window, select the payroll and consolidation set for which you are creating BACS output.

   Consolidation set is mandatory. Leave the Payroll Name field blank if you want to output payments from all payrolls in the consolidation set. At this point, users who are submitting single -file formats can select a consolidation set having BACS payment methods of either euro or sterling. Alternatively, you can select a payroll that has one currency only. It is not possible to include mixed currency submissions in single-file format.

   See BACS and the Euro

3. Enter a start date to restrict the BACS payments to unpaid prepayments from that date. If you do not enter a start date the process includes all unpaid prepayment runs.

4. Enter the end date of the BACS process.

5. Select a payment method or leave blank for all.

6. In the Process Date field enter the processing date for the BACS file. This is the day before payment is made to the employee accounts and must be a banking day. If not a banking day, enter the date of the last banking day before payment day.

   Note: Although you should enter a date in this field for all formats, it is not a critical date for multi-day processing.

7. Select a sort sequence for the BACS listing. You can sort by one of the following:

   • Assignment

   • Employee name

   • Employee name within bank sort code

8. Enter a submission number for the file.

9. Enter the expiration date of the magnetic tape format. This is the date after which the tape will not be processed.

10. In the Audit Sample Freq. field enter a number if you want to enable the BACS audit facility. After processing the tape, BACS prints a listing of every nth transaction, n being the number you enter, to a maximum sampling of 1 in 50.

11. In the Report Type field, select the file and day format you require for the process.

12. In the BACS Format Type field, choose from either Electronic (if you want to submit the BACS file in the standard sequential file format) or Magtape (magnetic tape format).