Test Direct Deposit File

After the employee information and your bank settings have been entered, go to the Create Direct Deposit File window to make a test Direct Deposit file.

Go to Payroll > Checks > Create Direct Deposit File

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  1. Select the Bank #.

  2. For the Starting and Ending Date, choose today’s date or a date that is 1 or 2 days ahead since some banks will not accept a Direct Deposit file the same day. 

  3. To enable the Test File check box, you will need to refresh the Export Format.  To do this, use the drop-down menu to select a different option, then re-select the export format you will be using.  After doing this, you will be able to select Test File.

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  1. In File name, select where you want the test file to be saved.

  2. Click Export.  This will create a penny (.01) transaction for all employees whose direct deposit has not yet been tested.

Note  Once a test file has been created for an employee, it will automatically select ACH Test Generated in their employee file under Direct Deposit.

Note  If you need to re-do the test, deselect the ACH Test Generated check box and save the employee.