Across all of the SAP Concur automated payment tools, batches are used to link a funding account to a payment schedule. This gives you the ability to pay different payees from different bank accounts on different schedules.
This idea exists in Invoice Provider ACH as well, with a few key differences.
Scheduling Options
You have two options for your batch schedules: Automatic and Scheduled.
- Automatic
If you choose to have your batches close automatically, batches will close daily at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Batches will request payment based on the payment due date of the invoices contained in the batch.
- Scheduled
If you choose to have your batches close on a custom schedule, you can choose if your batches run every day, or only specific days of the week. You can also choose what time of day and time zone your batches close.
You will also have an option to determine if your batches release for payment automatically, or must be manually released by an administrator.
Now that you know how batches are configured, we'll take a look at how to monitor batches and payment activity.