Bank Direct Connect - Configuration Setup

Update the GL Account Mapping Object

Important: Before you complete the Bank Settings information, Track Activities and Track Field History must be enabled on the GL Account Mapping object. Use the steps below to enable these settings. Also, the Ledger field needs to be added to the page layout on the GL Account Mapping object.

1. Click the Gear icon and select Setup.
   
   
   
   
2. Click the Object Manager tab.
3. Enter GL in the Quick Find search textbox. Then, select GL Account Mapping.
   
   
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4. From the Details page, click Edit.
   
   
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5. In the Optional Features section, click the Allow Activities checkbox. Click OK to select this checkbox. Then, select the Track Field History checkbox.
   
   
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6. Click Save.
7. Click Page Layouts and select the GL Account Mapping Layout.
   
   
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8. Drag and drop the Ledger field onto the page.
   
   
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9. Click Save.

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Configure the Page Layouts

For help with editing page layouts, refer to the Edit Page Layouts Manually knowledge article.

1. Add the Description field to the page layouts on following objects:
   Note: With BDC, the Bank Transaction object populates the Description field from our service provider or from a file import. The Description field on a Cash Disbursement, Cash Receipt, and Journal Entry Line will only be updated from a Bank Transaction if the Description was blank. If a Cash Disbursement, Cash Receipt, or Journal Entry Line already has a Description, it will not be overwritten by the Description field on the Bank Transaction. 
   1. 1. Cash Disbursement
      2. Cash Receipt
      3. Journal Entry Line
      4. Transaction
2. Add the Check Number field to the page layouts on the Transaction object.
   Note: The Check Number field on the Transaction object is mapped to the Check Number field on the Cash Disbursement object.

Configure Permission Sets

Only users with the following permission sets can see and use the Update All button:

• AS Full Admin
• Accounting Manager
• Cash Out & Banking

Custom Permission Sets

If you have any custom permission sets, ensure that the Bank Account field has the appropriate Field Level Security (FLS) access permission on the Cash Receipt and the Cash Disbursement objects. Additionally, with custom permission sets, the legacy Bank Direct Connect (BDC) tab should be removed from the relevant permission set so that your users will no longer be able to see the obsolete BDC tab and have a better user experience.

The custom permission of “Import BDC Transactions” must be assigned to users who will need to access the Update All button, Import File button, and/or the Bank Settings tab.

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