Using Direct Rent to Create the ACH File

Direct Rent provides functionality that allows you to create the ACH file required to transfer data to a specified bank draft service provider. Direct Rent supports the bank drafting process, regardless of whether the transaction data comes from ePay or MICR Reader.

Direct Rent is used to output transactions recorded by ePay to an ACH file intended for transfer to a selected bank draft service provider. Direct rent and ePay are used together to complete the payment process when ePay users have no other bank draft system set up with the bank.

You should generate a Transaction Report before creating the final ACH file so you may review ACH transaction entries and details to ensure that:

All transaction details are correct.
There are no duplicate entries.
The correct payment amounts are included.

If you elect to manually create the final ACH file, that process will also generate the Transaction Report when it creates the final ACH file. This enables you to check the report to ensure that your entries and details are correct. If you find an error in the final ACH file, you may be able to edit the transaction file to make corrections.

For specific information on how to generate and display the ACH Transaction Report, and what information the report contains, see the topic Direct Rent Setup Tab.