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   <Header>
      <Title>Bank reference numbers</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1977770">
         <Level1>Bank reference numbers</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1977773">
         <Level1>Nordic banks</Level1>
         <Level2>bank reference numbers</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>In some countries, it is
		a common banking practice to use bank reference numbers for domestic
		transactions.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The bank reference number
		is a unique number that is used to identify the invoice for which the payment
		is made. It is only required for invoices and for payments related to invoices.
		The bank reference number is communicated to the customer on the invoice
		document and is always referred on the payment document. The bank reference
		number is also required on <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000483" role="glossary">payment slips</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The bank reference number
		length varies between about 20 and 30 digits, depending on the country. The
		numbers are composed in such a way that a specific check can be performed to
		verify that the number is correct.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Bank reference numbers on sales invoices</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If you use <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000434" role="glossary">bank reference numbers</Link> and the country of the invoice-to business partner is
		the same as the country of the sales office, ERP Enterprise generates the bank
		reference number when the invoice is composed in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Invoicing</GUIRef>. Instead
		of the invoice number, the bank reference number is printed on the invoice.
		Bank reference numbers need not be generated for manual sales invoices, because
		no invoice is printed and sent to the customer.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The bank reference number is based on the composing data that
		  you define for the country. The bank reference number consists of the following
		  components:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The transaction type (mandatory).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The document number (mandatory): the serial number of the
		  document.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The financial company number (optional).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The invoice-to business partner code (optional).</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The bank reference number must be numeric and does not contain
		leading zeroes. If any of the components contains non-numeric characters, ERP Enterprise leaves the bank
		reference number field blank. In that case, the sales invoice number is printed
		on the sales invoice.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>An operator that indicates the type of check to be performed on
		the number is added at the end of the bank reference number. To verify the bank
		reference number on received purchase invoices, ERP Enterprise applies the check
		that is indicated by the operator added to the number.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can select the type of check to be used in the financial
		company in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0503m000" role="session">Company Parameters (tfgld0503m000)</GUIRef> session. Various
		verification algorithms are available.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can define the bank reference number components and their
		position in the bank reference number in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli1130m000" role="session">Bank Reference Positions by Country (cisli1130m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To generate a bank reference number, ERP Enterprise concatenates the
		selected components in the order that you specified. If the concatenated string
		is longer than the maximum length of the bank reference number to be generated,
		the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">invoice-to business partner</GUIRef> code is truncated as
		necessary.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To set up bank reference numbers</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You must set up bank reference numbers in every financial
		company in the countries for which you need to use bank reference
		numbers.</Paragraph>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To set up bank reference numbers, use the following sequence
		  of sessions:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0503m000" role="session">Company Parameters (tfgld0503m000)</GUIRef>: In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0503m000#tfgld004.bref" role="manual">Bank Reference Check</GUIRef> field, select the type of bank
		  reference number check that is used by the banks in the financial company's
		  home country or select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/domains/gld.bref#no.check" role="option">No Check</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli1130m000" role="session">Bank Reference Positions by Country (cisli1130m000)</GUIRef>:
		  Define how the bank reference number is composed on the sales invoices.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4500m000" role="session">Business Partners (tccom4500m000)</GUIRef>: Ensure that the
		  business partner's code contains digits only.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ci/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">Setting up <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Invoicing</GUIRef>
         </Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000431" role="manual">Bank reference numbers on purchase invoices</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>