Create Positive Pay File

Use the Create Positive Pay File function to generate an ASCII file to transmit to your bank for check payment authorization. Use the SM Export Layout Definition function to set up your positive pay file.

Note: You must print checks prior to running the Create Positive Pay File function. The check number is required to display the payments that will be output in the file.

1. Select the bank account ID for the bank you are creating the positive pay file for from the Bank Account ID field. Note: You must have a PA positive pay ID selected in the Bank Account setup to be able to output your positive pay file.
2. Accept the default or change the path and file name for the new positive pay file in the File Name field.
   Note: If the file already exists, you will be prompted to overwrite the existing file when you click Create. Use ... to locate the path for which you want to output the file.
3. Select whether to show only New records that have not yet had a positive pay file created, or Sent records that have already had a positive pay file created, from the Show field.
   
4. Enter a comment, if applicable, in the Comments field. The comments appear in the Activity Log after you Create the positive pay file.
5. Select check box adjacent to the records to include in the positive pay file.
6. Click a command button to
   
   

Click	To
Create	Output the file for the selected records in the format defined in the positive pay definition assigned to the bank account ID selected for this file.
Activity	Open the Activity Log dialog box where you can view information from previous file creation.
Reset	Set all fields to their default values.
Select All	Select all records.
Unselect All	Unselect all records.
Delete	Delete the selected records.