Indicate if this is the default bank account number for the customer. You can set up multiple accounts for each customer, with one default account.

Choose the validation method to be used for the customer bank account number from those defined in Bank Account Format Maintain. When you select a bank number format, the system creates one or more child rows in which you define the individual segments to be validated. Click the plus sign (+) next to the row to see the child rows.

You can also type the number directly in the Bank Account Number field if you want.

See Define Bank Account Formats for details.

Specify the customer’s bank account number directly in this field or enter the validated segments in the Value fields of the child rows. The number you enter in the child field is automatically copied to the parent row when you click away from the child row.

Specify your own bank account number, which is the account number for the entity in which you are currently working. You can retrieve only bank accounts to which payment formats have been linked using Bank Payment Format Link. If multiple formats are linked to one bank account, each displays in the lookup results as a separate row. This ensures that you can select the correct format for different types of payments from this customer.

Displays the payment format linked to your bank account. See Payment Format Maintenance.

This field displays the payment instrument linked to the payment format.

If the bank supports SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), specify the SWIFT code.

Indicate if this is an active record.

This field displays the business relation linked to the customer. This field is mandatory if you are setting up AP Bank Charges. See AP Bank Charges.

Enter the branch code for the bank, if necessary. Many banking systems use branch codes as identification codes in transactions. This field is mandatory if you are setting up AP Bank Charges. See AP Bank Charges.

If this customer uses self-billing, select this field to specify a bank account for self-bill payments. If you do not select a bank account, the system uses the default account in the self-billing process.

Use this field to select a payment status for the automatic payment created from the Self-Billing process. The status you select must be already defined for this bank account. If no status is defined for the self-billing automatic customer payment, the system assigns a status of Paid to the automatic payment.

Enter a code representing the bank account type. This bank account type code appears in the payment file that is sent to the bank during the AP payment process.

Specify the currency of the account. This field is used for information purposes only, and helps you identify the currency associated with each bank account.

This field indicates the entity to which your own bank account is linked.

This field displays the account code of the bank account linked to the own bank account and payment format combination.

This read-only field indicates that the account is already referenced within the system. For example, when the account is used in a payment instrument process, this field is automatically selected.