Setting up Payment References

• 11/08/2021
• 8 minutes to read

The payment reference is a message created on the payment with information about the payment. The payment references are used by the payment recipient, while sender references are used in the bank account reconciliation to match and apply the bank statement lines.

Payment Management comes with a list of predefined payment reference templates which can be added to the vendor and the bank account. If the predefined templates do not contain the needed payment information, you can edit the existing templates or you can create new templates.

To turn on or turn off payment references

1. Use the icon and search for Payment Management Setup then select the related link.
2. In the Purchase and Payments FastTab, turn on or turn off the Generate Payment Reference action.

When the action is turned on and you are using a payment method that generates a payment reference such as FIK or KID, Payment Management will generate a payment reference. However, situations could occur where you want to disable this functionality.

To assign a payment reference template to a vendor

1. Use the icon and search for Vendors then select the related link.
2. In the list of vendors, select the vendor for whom you want to assign a payment reference template code.
3. On the vendor card, on the Payments FastTab, under the Payment Information section, in the Payment Reference Template Code field, choose a payment reference template code.

The payment reference template has now been added to the vendor. The next time you pay this vendor, a payment reference will be generated for the payments. The payment references will follow the payments to the bank, and when the payments have been processed in the bank, the references will appear on your recipient's bank statement.

To assign a sender reference template to a bank account

1. Use the icon and search for Bank Accounts then select the related link.
2. In the list of bank accounts, select the bank account for which you want to assign a sender reference template code.
3. On the bank account card, on the Transfer FastTab, in the Sender Reference Template Code field, choose a sender reference template code.

The sender reference template has now been added to the bank account. The next time you pay a vendor using this bank account the sender reference will be generated for the payments.

The sender reference will follow the payment to the bank, and back to the bank account reconciliation. When the bank account transactions are imported to the bank account reconciliation, the sender reference will feature information about the payment which will be used to match and apply the bank statement lines to the bank account ledger entries. If the sender reference contains a UPR number (unique payment reference number) Payment Management will always be able to match the payment.

To define new payment reference templates

1. Use the icon and search for Payment Reference Templates, then select the related link.
2. On the Payment Reference Templates page, select New to create a new payment reference template.
3. Specify a Code and Description.
4. In the Template column, define a template for the reference using the lookup function to add fields to the template.

   Tip

   If you're creating a sender reference template, it's recommended that you add the field UPR No. (unique payment reference) to the template, as this will be used by Statement Intelligence to identify a unique payment match in the bank account reconciliation.

5. If needed, edit the template field properties. For more information see the section To edit template field properties.
6. In the Template Type column, select:
   • Blank if the payment reference template should be used for payment references.
   • Sender Reference Template if the payment reference template should be used for sender references. A sender reference is defined on the bank account and will be used in the bank account reconciliation to match and apply the bank statement lines.
7. When finished setting up the payment reference template, close the page.

The payment reference template has been created and can be added to the vendor card or bank account.

To edit template field properties

1. Use the icon and search for Payment Reference Templates, then select the related link.
2. Select the payment reference template, for which you wish to edit the template field properties.
3. In the Template column, select the symbol (the symbol furthest to the right). This will open the Template Field Property page.
4. Define the properties for each of the template fields.

   Field Property	Description
   Length	In this field, specify the number of characters the field should occupy. Be aware that the Danish payment methods FIK/GIK always end with a modulus check cipher line. It is not necessary to assign length on modulus ciphers as it is always one character.
   Place Before	In this field, specify which character should be placed before in case the field value is shorter than the required field length.
   Place After	In this field, specify which character should be placed after in case the field value is shorter than the required field length.
   Opposite Sign	Select this if opposite sign should be used for the field value.
   Truncate From Left	Select this if the field value should be truncated in case the field value exceeds the required number of characters specified in the field Length.

5. When you have edited the template field properties, select OK to close the form