Financials Setup : Bank Accounts : Setting Up Check Printing

Setting Up Check Printing
This section describes how to set up Voyager for printing checks, how to add signatures and other graphics to checks, how to print test checks, and how to copy check-format information from one bank account record to another.
For information about ordering Voyager-compatible check form stock, see Appendix A, “Service and Products.”
yCheck
Yardi yCheck is a standalone Windows application for printing checks from Voyager. It must be installed on each workstation from which checks will be printed. It launches automatically when you print checks from Voyager, providing a screen from which you can choose a printer and adjust print settings.
For more information about installing yCheck, see “Installing Yardi yCheck” in the Voyager Core Installation and Administration Guide.
How to...
To set up check printing
To add a signature or other graphic to checks
To print a test check
To copy a check format from one account to another
To set up check printing
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From the Voyager side menu, select Setup > System > Review Bank Account. The Bank Account filter appears.
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Complete the filter and click Submit. The Bank Account Info screen appears.
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Click Check Format on the Data menu. The Check Format screen appears.
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If you print on blank stock, see “To add a bank account” for information about setting up MICR data for the bank account.
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Click Save and close the Check Format screen.
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To add a signature or other graphic to checks
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For example, if the bank account code is GAB and yCheck is installed to the default location, you would locate at: C:\Program Files\Yardi Systems\yCheck\GAB.
This method works well if you print checks from just one workstation.
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This method works well if you print checks from multiple workstations and want to locate the graphic file in one place.
If you use another location, you must include the path in the Text or Bitmap field in the following step, and you must specify the location of the file on the yCheck Write Check screen.
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On the Data menu, click Check Format.
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In the first empty Text or Bitmap field, in braces, type the file name of the graphic or, if the graphic is located somewhere other than the yCheck folder, the path and file name. For example:
Graphic in yCheck folder {signature.bmp}
Graphic in other location {\\CorpServ\SharedFiles\signature.bmp} or {Q:\CorpServ\SharedFiles\signature.bmp}
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Click Save, and close the screen.
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If the graphic is located somewhere other than the yCheck folder, you must indicate this on the yCheck Write Checks screen by setting the Bitmap Location to UNC and completing the Location field with the path to the file, for example,\\CorpServ\SharedFiles\signature.bmp.
To print a test check
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From the Bank Account Info screen, click the Test Check link. The yCheck Write Checks screen appears.
For information about reaching the Bank Account Info screen, see “To review or edit a bank account record”.
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If you need to review or modify printer setup, click Check Printer Setup. Return to the Write Checks screen when finished.
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If your check includes a signature or other graphic, and the file is located somewhere other than the yCheck folder, set the Bitmap Location to UNC and complete the Location field with the path to the file, for example, \\CorpServ\SharedFiles\signature.bmp.
For more information, see “To add a signature or other graphic to checks”.
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Click Print Checks.
To copy a check format from one account to another
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Open the Bank Account Info screen for the account you want to copy the check format to.
For information about opening a bank-account record, see “To review or edit a bank account record”.
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Click the Check Format link on the Data menu. The Check Format screen appears. For field descriptions, see “Check Format Screen Reference”.
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Click Load Format. The Load Check Format screen appears.
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In the From Bank field, type or select the code for the bank account you want to copy the check format from.
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Links the check-format information in the current record to the check-format information in the linked-to record. When this option is selected, a statement at the top of the screen indicates, This bank is currently linked to [name and description of linked-to bank record]. Click here to remove the link. Changes to formatting for the linked-to account apply to all linked accounts. You cannot make changes to a linked-from account without removing the link. This option is useful for accounts with identical check formats.
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Click Submit. Voyager loads the specified check format and closes the Load Check Format screen.
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Click Save and close the Check Format screen.
Check Format Screen Reference
Top of Screen
If you use Crystal Reports to format your checks, select Crystal and see the description for the Crystal File field below.
If your check type is not listed, choose Custom and complete the Custom Settings section.
The Crystal file must be located in the default path location specified on the Accounts and Options screen. The default Crystal Reports check format file is rs_Crystal_Check.txt, but you can use a file with a different name. For information about creating a Crystal Reports check formatting file, contact Yardi technical support.
Per-Check Fields, MICR Bank Account, and Background Text Tabs
Most of the following fields appear on all three tabs. The Text or Bitmap and Only Print if Check Amount is fields appear only on the Background Text tab.
Text Text that should appear on the check.
Bitmap The bitmap file name in braces, for example, {signature.bmp}.