Ongoing Direct Debit Payments
Step 1
The mandatory fields fields will need to be populated in order to proceed. Please see the list of fields and the requirments below.
Payment Details Fields
| Field | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use Custom AUDDIS | Yes | Dropdown | Options are “True” or “False” (default). When set to “True” allow the use of a custom Auddis reference. |
| Custom AUDDIS | Yes | Text Box | Shown when “Use Custom AUDDIS” value set to “True”. Mandatory, when displayed. Maximum 18 Characters. Custom AUDDIS reference for the Mandate. |
| Name of Account Holder | Yes | Text Box | Customer Name for the Bank Account. |
| Sort Code | Yes | Text Box | Sort Code for the Customer Bank Account. Must be 6 numbers with leading zeros, no spaces or hyphens |
| Account Number | Yes | Text Box | Account number for the Customer Bank Account. Must be 8 numbers with leading zeros, no spaces or hyphens. |
NOTE: If the Wizard has been called from the Bank Account detail page or Mandate detail page, the Name, Account number and Sort Code fields will be pre-populated and uneditable.
Payment Schedule Fields
| Field | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payment Types | Yes | Dropdown | Specifies the type Direct Debit to setup. For Direct Debit - Ongoing Payments will show “DD ongoing payments”. |
| First Collection Amount | Yes | Text Box | Amount format is a decimal value for ££.pp (10.99). This will be the amount taken on the first collection of the Schedule. |
| Ongoing Collection Amount | Yes | Text Box | Amount format is a decimal value for ££.pp (10.99). This will be the amount taken after the first collection of the Schedule (Second collection onwards). |
| First Collection | Yes | Text Box | Date format is YYYY-MM-DD. You can use the Calendar icon to pick a valid date in the future. This is the date the first collection will be taken on. |
| End Date | No | Text Box | Date format is YYYY-MM-DD. You can use the Calendar icon to pick a valid date in the future. This date is used to mark the end of a schedule. Leave blank for an ongoing schedule. |
| Collection Day | Yes | Dropdown | This is a dropdown box used to define the day of the Month to use for the schedule. For a Collection Period set to Weekly this field is ignored, as the next run will be 7 days after the last run. Collection days are altered to the next banking day when they fall on a non-banking day. Options are: “1” - “28” & “Last Day”. |
| Collection Period | No | Dropdown | This is used to define the period to use for the schedule. This field is used in conjuction with the “To Collect Over” field for the frequency of the Schedule. Options are: “Monthly” & “Yearly”. |
| To Collect Over | No | Dropdown | This is used in conjuction with the “Collection Period” field for the frequency of the Schedule. Options are: “Every” - “Every 12” of whatever the “Collection Period” field is set to, for example “Every 2 Months”. |
| Schedule Custom Reference | No | Text Box | This is a text field (Maximum 50 characters) which can be used, optionally, to give a Custom Reference to the schedule. This value, if populated, will be passed to the Payments that get created from the Schedule. |
| Client Bank Account | Yes | Dropdown | Specifies the Client (Originating) Bank Account to use for the Mandate. Available Client Bank Accounts will show in the list. |
Actions
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| “BACK” Button | Goes back to the previous step of the process. |
| “SAVE AND CONTINUE” Button | Moves to the next step of the process. |
Step 2
Once the Sort Code and Account Number fields have been populated SmarterPay Cloud will automatically Modulus Check the account details.
Success
If all the details are correct then green ticks are shown against the fields and you can proceed to the next step.
Failure
If there is an issue with the details then a red cross is shown against the problem field.
In this example the account number fails the check and therefore it will prevent the Wizard from moving on.
Step 3
The Thank you page shows a summary of what has been setup by the Wizard.
Actions
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| “RETURN TO PORTAL” Button | Returns to the Main Page of the Portal. |
| “DOWNLOAD PDF” Button | Allows the Mandate to be viewed and/or downloaded as a PDF file. |