Adding, connecting and using Bank Feeds

Adding, connecting and using Bank Feeds

Adding Bank Feeds to your Cashflow Manager and Cashflow Manager Gold subscription.

 

1. Click [Bank Feeds] on the left hand side menu.


 

2. Click [Yes] on the prompt to subscribe to Bank Feeds.

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3. Click [OK] to close Cashflow and add Bank Feeds to subscription.


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4. Log in to user account and add Bank Feeds to subscription.

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For more information on logging in to My Account, click here.


Connecting to Bank Feeds

1. Click [Bank Feeds] on the side menu and click [OK] to log in to your online banking.


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2. Click the icon for your bank, or search if it is not listed.


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3. Log in using your internet banking number and password.


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4. This will list all your available bank accounts. It may take a minute or two to load.


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5. To delete accounts not required for bank feeds, click on the gear icon below the account name. Then click [Delete Account].


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Note: Deleting an account will stop it being imported to Cashflow Manager, it does not remove any data from your bank records.

6. Tick the check box and click [Delete].

 

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7. Click the [X] to close.


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8. After checking the bank account list, click [OK] at the bottom of the screen.

9. Click [OK] on the prompt to link the bank account(S) with Cashflow.

10. For each account you have in Cashflow Manager, select a Bank Feed account from the drop-down list. This will link them together.

11. Click [Save] and then [OK].

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12. You are now ready to use Bank Feeds.

Using Bank Feeds

1. Select account and month to work on.
2. Records displayed will need one of the following actions performed:
a. Add to Money In
b. Add to Money Out
c. Bank Statement Description linked
d. Approve

 

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3. Adding records to Money In/ Out

a. Select Customer/Supplier (optional)
b. Select Allocation column
c. Edit amount to split allocation if required
d. Add quantity if required
e. Click [Save] and [Close]
f. Action button will change to approve

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4. Linking bank description

a. Click check box for record in Bank Statement Description Linked column
b. Select allocation column
c. Use full description or part
d. Click [Save]
e. Action button will change to approve.
f. Ticking the check box [Add as Customer/ Supplier] will add text as a Customer/ Supplier

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5. Approve records

a. Click the [Approve] button in the action column
b. Or click [Approve all] button
c. Records will be marked as reconciled and removed from the list.

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Bank Feeds functions

1. Edit a record

a. Change Customer/ Supplier (optional)
b. Change allocations
c. Split allocations
d. Change quantities
e. Click [Save] and [Close]

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Note: Edit option is only available for records with details in Your Records side.

2. Add Cash records

a. Click the [Money In] or [Money Out] button
b. Add Customer/ Supplier (optional)
c. Add details
d. Enter amount
e. Select allocation column
f. Click [Save] and [Close]

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3. Approve All

a. Marks all records with [Approve] action, this marks them as reconciled and removes them from the list.
4. Reconcile and Lock
a. Enter the [Closing Balance] for the month you are reconciling
b. Click [Reconcile]
c. Click [Lock]
d. Click [OK]
e. A yellow padlock will show month is locked.

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5. Manage Links

a. Displays a list of data links

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b. Add

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i. Select transaction type, Money In/ Out
ii. Select allocation column, a new column can be added if required.
iii. Enter linking text, click [View] to view bank feed description if required
iv. Click [Save]

c. Modify

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i. Select record and click [Modify]
ii. Make required changes
iii. Click [Save]

d. Delete

i. Select record to be removed
ii. Click [Delete]
 

6. Refresh Feed - Checks for any new records not previously downloaded

7. Connect Accounts

a. Connects to your bank to add new accounts
b. Can connect to another bank to add new accounts

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