!!!DEFINE BANK ACCOUNTS
The Define Bank Accounts (IPBA) form provides information about the employer’s banking information.

Bank accounts require a bank location to be defined on [IPBL] before they can be defined.

__Bank Accounts__ contain information pertaining to the actual bank account from which funds will be drawn when issuing payroll checks or direct deposits. Each payroll must be assigned a payroll bank account.


Define Bank Account data is stored in the [P2K_PR_PAYROLL_BANK_ACCOUNTS] table.

!Bank
;[Entity|ENTITY_CODE]:This field identifies the entity for which the bank account is being defined.
 
;[Bank Transit|BANK_TRANSIT_CODE]: This number identifies the bank and branch. For Canadian Installations: The transit number is in the format of ddddddddd where the first 4 digits identify the bank transit while the last 5 digits identify the branch transit. 

;[Bank Name|BANK_NAME]: This field displays the full name of the bank.

;[Country|COUNTRY_NAME]:This field identifies the country of origin for the bank.
 
;[Account|BANK_ACCOUNT]: This field displays the bank account for which the funds are withdrawn from. This information is provided by the bank. 

;[Currency|CURRENCY]:Currency is the actual currency in which the funds are transferred. 

;[Check Signature|BFILE]: This is a link to an external file that contains te signature to be used when creating [payroll checks|UPSTUBCW] from this bank account.

!GL Accounts
;[Cash|DGA_ID_CASH],[Checks|DGA_ID_CHECK],[Deposits|DGA_ID_DEPOSIT]:G/L codes are entered for each of these payment accounts. These codes are defined through the Maintain G/L Accounts ([IDGA]) form. 

;[Pre-Notification Days|PRENOTE_DAYS]:For U.S. Installations Only: the ‘Pre-Noting Days’ field indicates the amount of lead-time (in days) that a bank requires before actual deposits can be processed by the bank.  The time begins from the pay issue date of the payrun. 

;[Starting Number|STARTING_NUMBER]:This is the number of the first check in the series. 

;[Ending Number|ENDING_NUMBER]:This is the number of the last check in the series. 

;[Last Used|LAST_NUMBER_USED]:This field is initially entered by a user and defines the last check number used. The next check to be printed will have the next sequential number. Example: If the number displayed in this field is 305648, the next check will be numbered 305649.  Each time the Disburse Pays ([UPDISB]) process is run, this number will be updated. 

;[Manual|MANUAL_RANGE]:If this toggle is set to ON, this range of check numbers are set aside to be used on manually produced checks. If the Manual toggle is OFF, the range of check numbers will not be used for manually produced checks. 

;[Restricted|RESTRICTED_RANGE]: If this toggle is set to ON, the range of the check numbers can be used only for the current entity.  If this toggle is set to OFF, the check range can be used by any entity using this account. 

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