SIMS Pay BACS Reference
The BACS reference should be the full budget code without spaces – example. G120G12341234 being made up of [Phase]G[School Number][Item Code].
Invoice missing in Lloyds Link but appears in BACS File
In FMS go to Accounts Payable>Suppliers and open the Supplier the missing Invoice was for. Open the Additional Tab and Enter the correct Account Number and Sort Code, then save the changes. Once you have done this you will need to amend the BACS file to include the new Bank Details. Further information on amending…
Unable to reconcile BACS run
BACS run is not appearing in the browse to add to the bank statement. Check the list of BACS runs – are there any with duplicate references with a Type of ‘R’? If so the school has used the recreate file button rather than manually re-input the data. To resolve:- Create a new BACS run…
How to set up BACS within FMS
Setup the Bank Account Go to Tools>General Ledger Setup>Tab 5 Ledger Codes (if you have not already defined your bank account then you should create one now) Enter the Account Name, Sort Code and Account Number details. Account Code – only numbers can be entered here and the field defaults to 0. You should accept…
How to amend a BACS file
The following presumes that the bank has rejected the file for some reason which needs amending in FMS, in this example it is an incorrect bank account for a supplier. Firstly, cancel the BACS run and make the changes to the bank account details in FMS via Focus>Accounts Payable>Suppliers Then go to Focus>Accounts Payable>BACS Processing…
BACS report missing suppliers
When running the BACS report not all chosen suppliers appear on the print out. This is a known issue, please log a call for patch 19221 to be run on your data. Reviewed 13/04/2018 KB16187
Setting up BACS eAdvices on SIMS Terminal Server
Setting the FMS eAdvices email parameters