When you are processing an ACH/EFT payment to the Bank, Business Central requires that you have the Bank Account number showing as the balancing account in the Payments General Journal Batch list (251). This requirement is redundant and can cause a loss in productivity.

Business Central requires the field populated for the following:

1. when you use the Bank -> Export Action to create the Remittance Advice
2. The Bank Account information is provided in 2 separate locations:
3. The bank account number is required on the journal lines as the balancing account. (Gen. Journal Line 81, Field 11)
4. In the Export Electronic Payments Screen, you must add the information on which bank account you are using.
5. When you use the send remittance advice.

The Bank Account number is not printed or shown on these documents, which go to the Company receiving the payment.

Business Central does not require the Bank Account number to appear in the Payments General Journal Batch list (251) when you generate EFT Files to transmit to the bank.

Why would this be a problem? If you use the Journal for multiple banks, you must update the Batch to reflect the new bank you are working with each time. This requirement will cause unnecessary Journal batches to manage Business Central's requirement of the Bank Account number entered on the Journal Batch line.

Thank you!