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Australian Bankers Association (ABA)

Overview

Issued by the  Australian Bankers Association (ABA) the ABA or Cemtext file format is a format used by banks to allow for batch transactions.

An ABA file format is also known as a Direct Entry file, a Cemtext file format or simply as an ABA file.
An ABA file has the extension ".aba" and is (usually) a standard ASCII format with Windows style new line characters.

How does a batch transaction work?

  1. Generate the ABA file using "Bank File Format: ABA"
  2. Upload the file to your bank through their online login
  3. The bank will then process each entry in the ABA file automatically.

ABA File Format Specification

Steps to configure ABA File

  1. Configure the file extension in menu "Integration -> Integration Setup -> PAYDirectBankFile -> ABA -> FileExtension" as: aba
  2. Enter the company's bank account details in menu "Company Administration ->  Bank -> [Select your company bank code] -> Accounts"

    The "Account No" needs to be in format: {BSB}{AccountNo}.
    For example:
    BSB: 013-111
    Account No: 123456

    The value entered in "Account No" should be: 013-111123456
  3. Enter the employee's bank account details in menu "Employee Profile -> Employee Pay Setup -> Direct Credit "

    Bank Branch - Enter the BSB number
    Account No - Enter the Account No