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GPUG® Summit 2011November 8-11
Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV
“Bank On It - Changing Financial Institutions in
GP Isn’t So Bad”Christine Galea & Tom Weaver
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Walk through the windows that are impacted with a bank change. Paths are stated in the slide notes.
Discuss printer settings. Identify potential issues you may
encounter. Other items to take into consideration
when changing banks that you could possibly encounter.
Objectives
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Agenda
Bank and Checkbook Maintenance EFT and SafePay Configurations Checkbook, Vendor, and Credit Card Setup Mekorma MICR and Check Printing <TEST> Company issues Printer Settings Electronic Reconciliation Suggestions and Questions
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Bank Maintenance
Old Bank Maintenance
New Bank Maintenance
Transit Numbers
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Checkbook Maintenance
New Checkbook Old Checkbook
This assumes you are going to use the same cash account with the new checkbook. You may want to create a new cash account to go with the new checkbook.
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EFT Bank
Old EFT Setup New EFT Setup
You have to input the transit routing & account numbers of the new bank. Bank Identification Number shows up on vendor statements.
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EFT Payables Options
Old EFT Payables Options
New EFT Payables Options
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EFT Receivables Options
Old EFT Receivables
Options
New EFT Receivables Options
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Additional Information about Payables and Receivables EFT
Options If the new bank uses the same format,
you can use the same EFT format you have created for the old bank.
If you want to start the EFT numbers in the new bank with the ending number of the old bank, you can just update the Next EFT Payment Number value.
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EFT File Format Maintenance
Old Format New Format
File Header, Batch Header, Detail, Batch Control, File Control, Addenda?
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Safe Pay Configurator You will need to create a new Bank Format in the
Configurator window to meet the new bank’s specification.
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Safe Pay Bank Link Maintenance
Old Safe Pay Bank Link Maintenance
New Safe Pay Bank Link Maintenance
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Payables Setup
Old Payables Setup Window
New Payables Setup Window
Confirm that the Bank Checkbook ID defaults in when cutting checks.
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Vendor Class Roll Down of Checkbook ID
Old Vendor Class New Vendor Class
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Vendor Card
Old Vendor Card New Vendor Card
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Receivables Setup
Old Receivables Setup
New Receivables Setup
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Payroll Setup
Old Payroll Setup New Payroll Setup
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Mekorma MICR Setup
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Mekorma MICR Integration
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MICR Placement
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Configurable Stubs
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MICR Line Fine Adjustments
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<TEST> Company Issues
SafePay: There is no check transaction type setup. Upload aborted. KB855751
Checkbook: Your company address in not defined in the Company Address ID field…
Checks: The folder for the MICR.stb files is not configured properly on your setup…
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Printers Courier Font, 600/1200 DPI– Dark (Regular)
Resolution– ProRes 1200 (FastRes 1200)
Toner Density– 5 (3)
EconoMode = OFF High Yield Toner– Do not use recycled cartridges
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Credit Card Setup
Old Credit Card Setup
New Credit Card Setup
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Electronic Reconcile Configurator
As with Safe Pay, if the new bank has a different format for sending electronic transactions, you may need to create a new Bank Format.
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Electronic Reconcile Download Maintenance Old Download
Maintenance window New Download
Maintenance window
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Potential Issues Payee Name Conflict– Name on check does not exactly match safe pay
file• Field length?
Do not use italics on the check Differences in terminology: SafePay vs.
PositivePay, etc. Extra time to submit test files and checks
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Suggestions Capitalize Vendor Names and AddressesUPDATE PM00200SET VNDCHKNM = UPPER(VNDCHKNM), VENDNAME = UPPER(VENDNAME), VENDSHNM = UPPER(VENDSHNM)
UPDATE PM00200SET ADDRESS1 = UPPER(ADDRESS1), ADDRESS2 = UPPER(ADDRESS2), ADDRESS3 = UPPER(ADDRESS3), CITY = UPPER(CITY),
STATE UPPER(STATE)
Check the status of the Process Monitor during Vendor Class Roll Down of the Checkbook ID
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Other Considerations
Bank Reconciliation– You’ll have to juggle two banks for awhile at first
once checks have been written and cleared. Do you have any… – SmartLists based on the Checkbook ID?– Reports based on the Cash Account?
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QUESTIONS?
Christine Galea, Microsoft– [email protected]
Tom Weaver, Excelsior College– [email protected]