Australia ABA Direct Entry

Generate ABA / BECS Direct Entry bulk payment files for Australian bank payroll and accounts-payable disbursement - upload them straight to your own bank

Exact 120-character record layout

Builds the three ABA record types to the published BECS specification: the type-0 descriptive record, one type-1 detail record per payment, and the type-7 file total record with credit, debit and net totals plus the detail-record count. Every record is exactly 120 characters, CR/LF separated - so the file clears the bank's validation on the first upload.

Real BSB validation

Every Bank-State-Branch number is validated as a six-digit BSB and written in canonical NNN-NNN form. The module surfaces the parent institution code and the state derived from the BSB's third digit, so mistyped branch numbers are caught before the file leaves Odoo.

Payroll and supplier transaction codes

Choose the correct Direct Entry transaction code for each line: 53 Pay for salary and wages, 50 general credit, 54 pension, 56 dividend, 57 debenture / note interest, and 13 debit to collect. Credits and debits are totalled separately for the file-total record.

Self-balancing files

Banks that require a balanced lodgement get one click: the module appends an offsetting transaction against your own settlement account so total debits equal total credits and the net total is zero - exactly as the clearing system expects.

Withholding-tax indicators

Detail records carry the BECS tax indicator (N, W, X, Y) and a withholding-tax cents field, so dividend and interest disbursements to non-residents are reported correctly inside the same file.

Build straight from vendor bills

Select posted vendor bills and the wizard groups the amounts due per supplier, resolves each supplier's BSB and account from their bank record, and assembles a ready-to-generate ABA batch - skipping (and reporting) any payee without valid bank details.

How it works

1. Enter your bank mnemonic, ABA user name, 6-digit APCA user ID and your originating BSB / account in Settings.
2. Create an ABA batch and add payment lines - manually, by picking a payee (BSB and account auto-fill from their bank record), or with the "Build from Bills" wizard.
3. Click Generate ABA File: the module validates every BSB, totals credits and debits, and writes the 120-character records.
4. Download the .aba file and upload it to your bank's business portal.

Screenshots

Aba Batches

Build From Bills