Export net payments for salaries or wages to an ACB bank file

How to create an ACB bank file in Sage VIP Classic and Sage VIP Premier to pay employees net salaries or wages electronically.

The guidelines helps you create an ACB payment file to import into your banking software to pay employees their net salaries or wages.

For guidelines to import the files into your banking software, contact your bank directly.

To export an ACB file for net salary or wage payments, follow these steps:

Access your company from the Company Listing screen.
Confirm you've entered all payroll data and completed processing for this pay period.
Ensure you've updated bank details on the Payment Details screen of all employees.
The ACB export includes only employees with the payment method 03 (ACB).
Running a general recalculation (GCAL).
Activate Stop Further Entry to lock input.
Reconcile your payroll values.
From the Main Screen, go to Interfaces, then select Export Data.
Select ACB Payroll Data.
As an alternative, select Export ACB Data on the Main Menu shortcut menu.
Complete the required fields on the ACB Export Screen.
The options differ based on the export layout you use.
Select Net Pay Amount as the amount to export.
Select the sorting sequence and employees to include in the export.
Review the totals displayed on the screen, then select Continue.
If exporting for multiple companies, select the next company and repeat the process.
We'll only display companies using the same bank layout defined on the ACB Control Screen.
Select Continue.
The system downloads the ACB file to your computer.
The report preview opens for you to view, download, or print.
Select Finish to return to the Main Screen.

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