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Bank statements

A statement is a document used to save a bank statement and generate subsequent documents from it (receipts, payments, financial transactions etc.). An XML file in ISO 20022 format can be imported into the statement (SEPA statement). It is possible to display attachment preview in fine-tuning.

1. Settings

Operations related to the bank statement can be automated in the system settings:

1.1. Finance settings

1.2. Receipt settings

1.3. Transport

:!: A warning appears in front of the row on the bank statement, if the document date related to the row differs from the date on the statement row.
:!: Receipts automatically generated from the bank statement track the invoice reference number - if the customer accidentally pays several invoices with the same reference number, it must be corrected manually.
:!: Payments track the payment number created in Directo - if the payment order created in the bank happens to have the same number, the connection may occur with the wrong payment and must be corrected manually.

2. Bank statement buttons

3. Bank statement fields

3.1. Header fields

:!: If automatic transactions from the bank statement are in use, then the transactions are created and confirmed automatically. Helps to find rows that need correction. If there are created transactions in the meantime, the changes can be seen by pressing F5 on the bank statement.

:!: If the bank statement is not in the base currency, e.g. in SEK and in the general ledger the transactions are always reflected in the correct currency, so Directo's start balance and final balance are calculated in SEK just as the beginning balance and closing balance of the account in the nominal ledger are in SEK.

3.2. Row fields

The following data is added to the follow-up document created from the bank statement as a result of manual filling or application of the rule:

3.3. General

The identifiable documents are:

4. File import

To import a bank file, must first create a new bank statement document and save it with the payment method associated with the required bank account selected in the header. The payment method setting EXPORT TYPE must be 18 (SEPA EST). IMPORT SEPA EST button appears on the statement document saved with this payment method. After pressing the button, can select a bank statement file from computer and upload it.

To each bank file row corresponds one row in the statement document. All records, both sums received and paid, are imported. According to the bank file entry type, Directo assigns the type to the row Receipt, Payment, etc. The type can be changed if desired.

:?: If documents have been created from the statement and the import is performed again, all rows from which a document has not yet been created were deleted. The rows with the document link remain (and if they are in the file being imported, they will not be imported again, provided that there is a unique row identifier in the data).

:!: In the bank, each transaction has a unique identifier, which is also imported into Directo. Statement import adds only those rows which unique identifier has not yet been imported into Directo. This eliminates the situation where the same entries are accidentally imported multiple times. If, for example, the same statement is imported immediately into a new bank statement document, the result is a document without a single row.

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5. Automatic posting rules

By setting the rules of the statement, the information of the statement lines can be automatically filled. This option is most often used to describe bank transactions that are recorded as a financial transaction, such as service fees, interest, loan payments, etc.

5.1. Adding a new rule

It is easiest to start creating a new rule from the statement document. The corresponding rule code can be seen on all lines to which a rule has been applied, and the rule can be opened by clicking on it. All lines in the statement that have not been applied to any known rule have an ADD link. Example: one row already has a rule applied (EU2_TT) and other rows that do not match any known rule have the link ADD.

Clicking on this link opens a window for creating a new rule, the conditions of which are pre-filled with information from the line of the corresponding statement.

A code and a name must be assigned to the rule to be created. When filling in the conditions block must be remember that the rule applies if ALL the conditions are met. In the example above, the rule applies to transactions where

  1. money left the bank account (direction Out)
  2. the amount was exactly 0.16 Euros (currency and amount range are specified)
  3. the payment explanation was Other service charge

In order for the rule to apply more universally, the conditions can be reduced or a text fragment search can be used instead of an exact text match. For example, in such conditions

the rule applies in all cases when money is debited from the account with a transaction of type TT_1 and whose description includes the text service fee

After fulfilling the conditions, the desired result of the application of the rule must be determined. Example:

The statement line to which the given rule applies is assigned

  1. type Transaction
  2. account 85003
  3. object GENERAL
  4. project 1101
  5. an attempt is made to find a customer in the customer register whose register number matches the counterparty`s register number on the statement line.

5.2. Rule management

The register of the configured bank statement rules can be found in the Finance settings option Bank statement rules. Rules can be changed and deleted here.

5.3. Application of the rules

6. Document generation

In order to generate the necessary accounting document from the statement, the corresponding document type tab must be selected above the lines. Example: Receipt is selected:

6.1. Generating receipt

As a result of selecting the type, the button Generate: Receipt has appeared. By pressing this button, Directo creates a new receipt document from the lines visible on the screen. During the creation of the receipt, the received amounts are matched with the sales ledger data. Generation takes place in two stages - first customer identification and then document identification.

6.1.1. Customer identification

The customer is identified according to the suitability of the parameters based on the order given here:

6.1.2. Invoice/Order Identification

The document is identified according to the previously identified customer, in the order here, based on the following fields:

If the statement is very large, Directo will generate multiple receipts so that no receipt is more than 500 lines long.

:?: A common receipt or payment is created from lines with the same object, user and reference. St. the aforementioned object, user, and reference go into the receipt or payment header.

6.2. Generating financial transaction

By pressing the button Generate: Transaction, is created a transaction from all the statement document rows which type is transaction and rows converge to the same transaction which date and reference are the same (or rule in the absence of a reference). (or rule in the absence of a reference). When creating a transaction Directo checks the compliance of the financial transaction with the rules and enriches the information according to the settings (for example, adds hierarchies to objects).

6.2.1. Using the recipe

If a recipe is assigned to a statement row, the sum of this row is divided according to the rules defined in the recipe. Rules should be defined based on the following:

7. Automatic import

If an automatic data exchange interface with the bank is used, statement documents are created in Directo when the bank issues the previous day's account statement i.e. PeriodicStatement (camt.053.001.0) report (usually between 03:00 and 05:00). The Debit Credit Notification or Alert report is also supported (camt.054.001.02), which occurs as soon as the receipt takes place (from an amount that can be set in the bank). The peculiarity is that this type of report is not always created new, but adds rows to that day alert type report.

The imported bank statement can be saved as a PDF and XML file in its unaltered form, to be printed if necessary or used for internal control. To do this, you need to activate the system setting Finance settings > Bank statement import stores statement also as an attachment, by selecting the appropriate language in which the PDF file will be saved from the drop-down menu.

7.1. Swedbank Gateway

  1. Sign up in the Business Client's Internet Bank Everyday banking > Digital banking >Swedbank Gateway Operator contract, select as an operator OÜ Directo
  2. If no statement has been received by the next morning, contact Directo to activate the service, sending a request info@directo.ee

7.2. LHV Connect

  1. Fill in LHV Connect application, select Directo as software and Automatic account statement as service
  2. Set in Directo system settings Transport > LHV bank account/IBAN list bank accounts, whose statements you want automatically sent to Directo
  3. If saving settings prompts you to contact support, send an activation request to info@directo.ee

7.3. SEB Baltic Gateway

  1. The board member must sign in internet bank the SEB Baltic Gateway contract :!: The service is not activated if the contract is signed by someone who is not on the board
    :!: The contract is not activated in real time - In SEB, the contract is activated by a bank employee (checks whether the contract has been signed by a member of the board), therefore, during non-working hours, the contract is activated by the morning of the next day, which means that the first statement arrives at Directo the night after.
  2. Set in Directo system settings Transport > SEB Gateway bank account/IBAN list bank accounts, whose statements you want automatically sent to Directo.
  3. If saving settings prompts you to contact support, send an activation request to info@directo.ee

7.4. Coop Bank Gateway

  1. Fill in Coop Bank application, choose “Via financial software”, operator name Directo, operator register code 10652749 and the country of registry EE.
  2. In the Account number field, enter your company's account number and select for services:
    1. Automatically generated statement
    2. Account enquiries
    3. Payments
  3. Next, enter your company data in the application and press the “Send application” button.
  4. Coop Bank's personal business customer manager will contact you and forward the Gateway contract for digital signing.
  5. The contract is activated on the bank's side within two working days.
  6. Directo settings:
    1. Coop Gateway must be allowed in the Other tab under group (or user) rights
    2. Export channel Coop Gateway must be assigned to at least one payment method
  7. If no statement has been received by the next morning, contact Directo to activate the service, sending a request info@directo.ee