[AP] How to Make an EFT Vendor Payment

An EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) payment in Vista is a way to pay vendors electronically instead of issuing a paper check. Vista processes the payment through AP and creates an electronic bank file, typically an ACH/NACHA file, that is uploaded or transmitted to the bank. The bank then transfers the funds directly from the company’s bank account to the vendor’s bank account.

1- Go to Accounts Payable>Programs>AP Payment Workfile

2- Create your payment batch. You can check only EFT to pull in all transactions assigned to the EFT pay method.

3- Ensure the Pay Method on the transactions are set to E-EFT

4- Press Create Payment Batch

5- Set your batch month to the month the payments will be made in

6- Go to File>Download EFTs

7- Ensure the CM Account is correct. Assign a CM reference and assign an Effective Date

Here is a Trimble article that provides definitions for each field in the AP EFT Download CLICK HERE

8- Once the required information is entered in, press Initialize.

9- There will be a pop up asking if you want to view the AP EFT Active Audit report.

10- After Initializing, press download. Assign which folder you want the NACHA file to be saved under.

11- Once you see the pop up below, you can navigate to your files to view the NACHA file.

12- The file will be similar to the screenshot below. This will be the file you upload to your bank

13- Once you're ready to post, go to File>Process Batch

11- Press Validate and Post.