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1. Access option from main menu & select client account

From the main menu:

• Click Estate
  

• Select Daily Accounts Processes
  

• Click BACS/ABA and Cheque Run
  

• Select the appropriate client account from the list and click Accept

2. BACS and Cheque Run screen

• At the bottom of the screen, Total Payments and Total Payable figures are shown for each of the key groups
  

• This screen will attempt to pay everything that is outstanding; however, there may be instances where this is not desirable, for example: supplier invoices may only be processed on a certain day of the week
  From the above screen, click the red X next to the supplier totals to remove all payments with that type; specific lines can also be removed by un-ticking the item (on left of line)
  

• Check the payment method for each line - i.e. BACS, Manual or Cheque - to make sure the correct type for each item is being created
  

• Before the BACS/ABA file and cheques are prepared, a report can be run to ensure that the figures are correct before posting, click Print (top right) and select Excel Report
  

3. Creating a BACS/ABA export file 

Once the amounts have been checked, the BACS/ABA file should be created and any manual cheques produced

From the the BACS/ABA and Cheque Run screen (in step 2):

• Click Prepare
  The Prepare BACS/ABA and Cheques screen will be displayed
  

• Ensure the BACS file path is correct
  

• Click Prepare BACS/ABA file 
  A message will be displayed to confirm when the file has been created

Preparing cheques and manual payments:

• Cheques: enter the cheque start number and click Prepare Cheques

• Manual: click the Post Payments link and enter references for each of the payments

4. BACS/ABA file created

Once the file has been created:

• The BACS file can be accessed via View BACS file
  

• Click Supplier remittance advices to produce and print/save

If you have paid the agent, you will now be able to produce the agent remittance:

• Click Print agent remittance details
  

• Select Excel Report
  This spreadsheet is the summary of fees to provide a business overview - it is vital to produce this report from this screen as it cannot be recreated at any other point