Setting up DirectDebitsLink to process credit card payments
Overview
Before creating the credit card payment files, you will need to do the following setup in DirectDebitsLink. This setup is used to define the settings that the file will send to your bank.
Setting up DirectDebitsLink to process credit card payments
To setup DirectDebitsLink to process credit card payments, follow these steps.
- From the menu, click on 11. Setup Credit Cards;
- Click on the Setup Credit Cards item that appears in the menu;
- On the next screen, click on the Refresh button and follow the prompts;
- Enter the Merchant Account Details (see below);
- Enter the Payment Type Details (see below);
- Enter the Other Settings (see below);
- Click on the Save Settings button to store these settings.
Entering the Merchant Account Details
The Bank Account Details will be used whenever you process a bank deposit for the selected accounts. You can enter details for up to 4 bank accounts.
- From the Setup Direct Debits Settings screen, select your MYOB Bank Account;
- Select the Bank institution from the list of support banks: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Bank of America, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, St George Bank or Westpac.
- Enter the User ID as provided to you by your bank;
- Enter the User Name as provided to you by your bank
- Enter the Name of Remitter as provided to you by your bank;
- Enter the Trace BSB as provided to you by your bank;
- Enter the Trace Account # as provided to you by your bank;
Repeat this process for each bank account for which you will process direct debits.
Notes
- Some banks provide a single value which is usd for both User ID and User Name.
- The Name of Remitter, Trace BSB and Trace Account # is used to process refunds.
Entering the Debit Type Details
The debit type details are used to determine the statement reference you and your customers will see. You can enter up to 5 different statement reference descriptions.
- From the Setup Direct Debits Settings screen, enter a Debit Type used as name to represent this type of direct debit transaction;
- Enter a description of what you will see in your statement in the Your Statement Ref field;
- Enter a description of what your customers will see in their statement in the Cust Statement Ref field;
Repeat this process for each payment method you wish to setup.
Notes
- Setting up multiple payment methods will allow you to control the statement references that appear.
Entering the ABA file details
The ABA file details are used to code the ABA file correctly. These values should not be changed but can be changed if required.
- From the Setup Direct Debits Settings screen, enter the Transaction Code used to represent a direct debit entry. This should be set to 13;
- Enter the Balancing Code used to represent the balancing entry. This should be set to 50;
- Choose whether payments will be applied to the customer's balance as a whole, or against specific invoices.