Figure: Display access data for a bank
From the overview of Bank connections, you can open a window with the properties of the bank connection by selecting Properties from the context menu of a bank.
The left column of the window contains links to the user profile and several dialog boxes in which settings specifically for this bank can be configured. When you first open the window, the data entered during initial setup is displayed (see Bank connections – Set up bank connection). You can change some of this data later or restore the default values for each dialog box. All properties apply to all users; some can only be edited with administrator rights.
This heading displays the access data required for EBICS communication with this bank. The other dialog boxes are described in the following sections.
Any user can change the name. The name is not necessarily the official name of the bank, but should be assigned in a way that clearly identifies the bank. Alternatively, you can change the name by selecting the bank in the bank connections overview and choosing Edit – Rename.
The icon on the left of the Name field represents the bank in many places of the program, either alone or with the name. Clicking on the icon opens a dialog box in which you can select a different symbol. Use different icons for different bank connections.
In rare cases, the bank changes the general access data to its server. With administrator rights, you can enter the new data here. After that, all users usually have to reinitialize themselves, see Bank connections – Initialize bank connection. The hash values cannot be changed directly in the fields, see Hash values. If the bank has changed your personal Subscriber ID, you can enter it here or during initialization.
The field Subscriber ID can be empty if an administrator has assigned you to the bank in the user administration, but you are not initialized yet. As a user with general permission for bank access, you will see a red cross on the bank symbol in the overview of bank connections. As a user without this permission, initialization is not possible. In this case, this field is not editable and the bank symbol does not display a red cross.
The Country code of the EBICS variant can be set to DE, AT, or CH. You can change the value to switch the default values for send order types or BTFs to those of a different country variant. Manually changed send parameters are retained nevertheless, see Send parameters.
A WebSocket connection can be established if the bank offers real-time notifications about data that is ready for retrieval. For this optional service, a connection to the bank’s WebSocket server is required in addition to the EBICS server.
Here, you can configure when and how this connection shall be established. By default, the EBICS server provides the connection parameters for the WebSocket server using the order type WSS or the BTF OTH:DE_wssparam. Change these if the bank specifies a different order type. The order type must actually be available in the User profile at the bank and you must have a permission. No connection is possible without permission.
By default, the WebSocket connection is established when the program starts. Alternatively, you can uncheck the box and establish the connection manually by clicking the button. However, this is not recommended, as notifications can only be received when the connection is open. That is why the start time is also displayed in this section. If the connection has been lost, you can re-establish it by clicking Establish connection. Information on working with real-time notifications can be found in this chapter under File transfers – Real-time notifications.
The EBICS features of the bank server are displayed here. A checked, grayed-out checkbox means that the bank server supports this feature and the setting cannot be changed in BL Banking. X509 Certificates denotes the version for public keys required for EBICS protocol version H005. Recovery enables you to continue transferring an order after a transport or processing error. Preliminary verification for upload orders enables e.g. account permissions to be checked directly in the first step. Downloadable order types are optionally provided with the administrative order type HAA. A User profile can be viewed in the bank properties, if provided. It is retrieved with the EBICS customer protocol, for which the format can be set under Customer Protocol.
Only this feature for subscriber keys can be changed in the Properties area. Only check the box if you have been informed of a corresponding configuration of the EBICS server. A key change is then carried out with two messages of the order types PUB and HCA instead of one HCS order, see Bank connections – Renew keys.
Configured key lengths and versions supported by the bank server are displayed here for informational purposes only. The key lengths can be changed with the EBICS protocol version, and the signature version can be changed by renewing the keys. For more information on these actions, see Bank connections.
Figure: Display access data for a bank
When a bank changes its access data, this usually also includes the hash values. Select the bank and choose Update from the context menu. In the subsequent dialog box, compare the received hash values with those you actually received from the bank. If they match, click Yes. The new values are saved and the window will not appear anymore. If the values do not match, cancel the action and contact the bank.
Figure: Window for checking the hash values