| Availability |
Odoo Online
Odoo.sh
On Premise
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| Odoo Apps Dependencies |
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Discuss (mail)
• Invoicing (account) |
| Lines of code | 979 |
| Technical Name |
pay_au_aba_directentry |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://gencbaris.com/odoo_plugins/ |
| Versions | 18.0 19.0 |
| Availability |
Odoo Online
Odoo.sh
On Premise
|
| Odoo Apps Dependencies |
•
Discuss (mail)
• Invoicing (account) |
| Lines of code | 979 |
| Technical Name |
pay_au_aba_directentry |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://gencbaris.com/odoo_plugins/ |
| Versions | 18.0 19.0 |
Australia ABA Direct Entry
Generate ABA / BECS Direct Entry bulk payment files for Australian bank payroll and accounts-payable disbursement â upload them straight to your own bank
Pay your people and suppliers in one bank upload
This module turns selected payments into a standards-compliant
ABA Direct Entry file â the fixed-width
"Cemtex" format defined by the Australian Bulk Electronic
Clearing System (BECS) that every major Australian bank
(Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac, ANZ, Bank of Queensland,
Bendigo, Suncorp, Macquarie and more) accepts through its
business banking portal. No per-transaction gateway, no
third-party transmission: you download the
.aba file and upload it 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 â 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 â 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 â skipping (and reporting) any payee without valid bank details.
Feature summary
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| File format | ABA / Cemtex BECS Direct Entry, 120-char fixed-width, CR/LF |
| Records | Type 0 descriptive, type 1 detail, type 7 file total |
| Transaction codes | 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 (credits) and 13 (debit) |
| BSB | Six-digit validation, NNN-NNN formatting, state lookup |
| Amounts | Integer cents, float-safe rounding, unsigned |
| Balancing | Optional self-balancing offset transaction |
| Tax | Indicator N/W/X/Y and withholding-tax cents field |
| Workflow | Draft â Generated â Sent, with full chatter audit trail |
| Sources | Manual entry, partner bank pre-fill, or vendor-bill wizard |
| Output | Downloadable .aba file plus in-app preview |
How it works
- Enter your bank mnemonic, ABA user name, 6-digit APCA user ID and your originating BSB / account in Settings.
- Create an ABA batch and add payment lines â manually, by picking a payee (BSB and account auto-fill from their bank record), or with the "Build from Bills" wizard.
- Click Generate ABA File: the module validates every BSB, totals credits and debits, and writes the 120-character records.
- Download the
.abafile and upload it to your bank's business portal.
Data boundary (BYOK)
This module only builds the ABA Direct Entry text file for you to upload to your own bank using your own banking credentials. It transmits nothing to any external service and stores nothing outside your Odoo database. It is not a payment gateway and does not connect to the clearing system on your behalf.
Compatible with Odoo 18 and Odoo 19, Community and Enterprise.
Screenshots
Aba Batches
Build From Bills
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