Bank Account Fields

Here is a description of the fields that make up a company Closed A self-balancing accounting unit within your organization. bank account. Some of these fields might not be visible or editable at all times, or in all package combinations.

Key: R – Read-only; * – Mandatory field
The number indicates the number of characters that are allowed in this text field, where appropriate.

Field			Description
Account Name	*	80	Name by which the account is known at the bank.
Account Number	*	36	Bank account number.
Bank Account Currency	*	80	The ISO code of the accounting currency The currency in which your company does business. A company can have more than one accounting currency. used by this company bank account.
Bank Account Name	*	80	Short name for the bank account, often with some indication of its purpose. such as Citibank Checking Account.
Bank Name	*	80	Full name of the bank.
City		40	City portion of bank address.
Company	R		Company that owns this record.
Country		40	Country portion of bank address.
Direct Debit Originator Reference		18	Unique direct debit originator reference for this company bank account. This is the same reference that is printed on all direct debit mandates that you distribute to your customers. This field must be completed if you want to collect direct debits using this bank account.
Email		255	Email address. Must be a valid email address in the form: jsmith@acme.com.
Fax		20	Fax number.
General Ledger Account	*	80	The general ledger account The general ledger will normally include general ledger accounts (GLAs) for items such as income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and reserves. to which transactions related to this bank account will be posted. You must enter a value here, but you cannot select the Retained Earnings account. Click to search for the appropriate general ledger account. This field supports corporate and local GLAs.
IBAN		36	International Bank Account Number of the bank.
Phone		20	Primary phone number for the bank. See "Entering Phone Numbers" in the Salesforce Help for more information.
Reporting Code	*	24	An alternative name or code used for reporting.
Sort Code		20	Bank identifier.
State/Province		20	State or province portion of bank address.
Street		255	Street address of the bank.
SWIFT Number		36	Society for World-wide Inter-bank Funds Transfer number.
Zip/Postal Code		20	Zip or postal code portion of bank address.

Bank Charges Analysis

The following analysis defaults can be set for this bank account. These defaults are used in bank reconciliation Closed The process of comparing and matching transaction values against those shown on a bank statement in order to uncover any possible discrepancies. and when creating a cash entry Closed A record of money received from, or refunded to, your customers, often in the form of cash or a check. Also used to record payments to and refunds from vendors..

None of the specified general ledger accounts can be of type "Retained Earnings", but the same general ledger account can be specified more than once.

Field		Description
Bank Charges GLA		Default general ledger account The general ledger will normally include general ledger accounts (GLAs) for items such as income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and reserves. for recording bank charges. This field supports corporate and local GLAs.
Dimension 1 to 4		Up to four default analysis dimensions Custom objects that allow you to analyze the activity in your business in additional ways, such as by cost center, project, employee, or any other business entity important to you. related to this default general ledger account.
Keywords 1 to 3		You can enter up to 3 words or references used in the bank statement reference field that can be matched to for auto-creating transactions in bank reconciliation. Transactions will be automatically created if there is a match for a keyword in the bank statement reference.

Bank Interest Paid Analysis

Field		Description
Interest Paid GLA		Default general ledger account for recording bank interest paid. This field supports corporate and local GLAs.
Dimension 1 to 4		Up to four default analysis dimensions related to this default general ledger account.
Keywords 1 to 3		You can enter up to 3 words or references used in the bank statement reference field that can be matched to for auto-creating transactions in bank reconciliation. Transactions will be automatically created if there is a match for a keyword in the bank statement reference.

Bank Interest Received Analysis

Field		Description
Interest Received GLA		Default general ledger account for recording bank interest received. This field supports corporate and local GLAs.
Dimension 1 to 4		Up to four default analysis dimensions related to this default general ledger account.
Keywords 1 to 3		You can enter up to 3 words or references used in the bank statement reference field that can be matched to for auto-creating transactions in bank reconciliation. Transactions will be automatically created if there is a match for a keyword in the bank statement reference.