Figure: Form for sending a file
On this page, you can send a file that is available externally directly to the bank. This is mostly a payment file that has been exported from another program.
You have the option to send a file in original format or as a CSV file. If furthermore, the file is available in SEPA format, you do not need to provide any further information. Simply select ... SEPA format from the drop-down list File format. Then click on Choose file and use the dialog box to navigate to the file to be sent.
Otherwise, select one of the banks available to you from the drop-down list. From the combobox below, select the type of file to be sent or enter the order type directly, e.g. CCT. You can also enter a BTF, e.g. SCT_pain.001 or, with a click on the button next to the field, open a dialog box where you can configure the BTF. This may be necessary if your bank uses a different BTF than the one specified here. More information about BTFs can be found in the appendix under Order types.
For certain formats you can also specify a table in CSV or Excel format instead of a payment file, which will then be converted before sending. Select the format from the drop-down list Payment type. After clicking on Submit the page Column mapping is displayed, where you can assign the columns of the table to the fields of the payment file.
Before sending a CSV file you can select an encoding (character set), which might be necessary if the file contains special characters, such as äöü or €. In many cases, however, even if you keep the default empty value, the conversion is still correct. Common values for the encoding are ISO-8859-15 and UTF-8.
By clicking on Submit, the page Sign order is called up. It may happen that first a dialog box appears, informing you that the file has already been transferred recently. This message serves to avoid unintentional double submissions. You can deactivate this warning in the preferences under File transfers.
Figure: Form for sending a file