--- title: "Paying Suppliers by Direct Credit" canonical: "https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/PROSTIXV48DOC/31099421/Paying%20Suppliers%20by%20Direct%20Credit" format: markdown --- This procedure explains how to pay suppliers by Direct Credit. This method enables you to pay Suppliers electronically, either by sending a file of payment transactions to your bank for payment, or by getting a printout that you can then use to pay them via internet banking. Pre-Requisites: Invoices must have been previously selected for payment. To pay suppliers by Direct Credit, perform the following: 1. From the ProStix Main Menu select 'Accounts Payable' then 'Transaction Processing' then 'Direct Credit Payments' . 2. If applicable, select the appropriate Company from the available options. 3. As required, update/maintain the Direct Credit Payments fields. Refer to the 'Direct Credit Payments Fields' collapsible link below for an explanation of these options. 4. Make sure the correct stationery is loaded onto the correct printers. 5. Once the above Direct Credit Selections have been completed, select to select the appropriate output option for the Direct Credit Remittance Advise. 6. S elect the output for the Direct Banking Summary Report, then s elect the output option to produce a file copy for electronic submission ( output for the Direct Banking Summary). 7. Y ou are asked as to the international banking format you wish to use, then select the appropriate 'Bank Export File'. 8. Enter the path/filename for the output file. To produce an .aba file (an electronic file used to upload payments to the bank), you also need to set up the Company banking details. The Suppliers' bank details also need to be recorded. 9. Select until you return to the Transaction Processing menu.