To configure and install predefined bank formats, you use a number of EDI eCommerce functions to create a definition for the specific bank file format. For more information on the EDI eCommerce steps required, see QAD System Administration User Guide.

You then use Bank File Format Import (31.23) to import predefined bank format XML files for use with electronic bank payments. Each imported format file is specific to an individual bank and contains the payment information and attributes required for that bank. Once the file is imported, a payment format with the same name is displayed in Payment Format Maintenance. You can then link this format to the bank account you intend to use for electronic payments. See Bank File Format Import.

The system also supplies functions for creating payment formats manually; however, it is expected that most users load the predefined formats that are supplied by QAD. See Payment Formats.