Acclaim can seamlessly connect to Bambora (previously Beanstream) for easy direct deposit. Alternatively, you can also manually create the file and upload it to Bambora yourself.
Option 1: Create & Submit Bank File to Bambora Seamlessly
- Run Paymate Acclaim.
- Navigate to Payroll > Process Payroll.
- Navigate to Banking > Create Bank File.
- From the 'Setup' tab, select "X Beanstream Seamless".
- Click "Save" to save your changes.
- An additional tab, 'X Beanstream Seamless' will appear. Navigate to this tab.
- Enter your Bambora/Beanstream company name in "LoginCompany".
- In Login Options, select "LoginUser/LoginPass". This will enable you to enter the username and password for enhanced security. You do not need to enter the code.
- Enter your Bambora/Beanstream credentials.
- "LoginUser" refers to the username you use to log into Bambora.
- "LoginPass" refers to the password you use to log into Bambora.
- Select your bank file that you created in "Bank File Name".
- (optional) Complete the Proxy information if your network requires a proxy server to connect to the internet.
- Identify for which payroll group(s) you want to create the bank file for.
- 'Selected Pay Group Only' refers to the payroll group that you are currently running payroll for.
- 'All Pay Groups' refer to all payroll groups (if any) that you have already processed payroll for but not yet posted.
- Select the correct "Process Date".
- Click "Save" to save your changes.
- Click "Create" to create and submit your file to Bambora. If successful, you will see a message that indicates that your file was submitted successfully and a batch number will be shown.
Option 2: Create & Submit Bank File to Bambora Manually
- Run Paymate Acclaim.
- Navigate to Payroll > Process Payroll.
- Navigate to Banking > Create Bank File.
- From the 'Setup' tab, select "X Beanstream".
- Click "Save" to save your changes.
- An additional tab, 'X Beanstream' will appear. Navigate to this tab.
- Enter the location and name of your bank file to download. Be sure to note down where you will be saving this file.
- Identify for which payroll group(s) you want to create the bank file for.
- 'Selected Pay Group Only' refers to the payroll group that you are currently running payroll for.
- 'All Pay Groups' refer to all payroll groups (if any) that you have already processed payroll for but not yet posted.
- Click "Save" to save your changes.
- Click "Create" to create and download your bank file.
- In Bambora, log into your account.
- Navigate to Processing > Batch Processing.
- Click "Browse" to select the file that you created in step #7 above.
- Select your "Process Date".
- Click "Upload" to upload your file.
- Bambora will display all transactions in your file on the screen. To see the detail of your file, click on the particular row in Bambora.