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title: "Option to Combined ACH and Positive Pay Batch File"
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# Option to Combined ACH and Positive Pay Batch File

**Overview**

A new company-level setting is now available in **ATM > Options** that allows ACH and Positive Pay payment items from multiple companies to be included in a single batch file when creating a bank feed batch. Organizations that operate across multiple companies with shared bank accounts can use this setting to consolidate batch processing instead of running separate batches per company.

**Where to Configure It**

Navigate to **ATM > Options > Company** and locate the new **"Combined ACH and Positive Pay Bank File"** setting.

This is a multi-select field where you choose which companies should participate in combined batch processing. Each company that should be included must be selected here.

**How It Works**

| **Setting** | **Behavior** |
| --- | --- |
| **One or more companies selected** | When a batch is created under Bank Feed, ACH and Positive Pay items from all selected companies sharing the same bank account and routing number are pulled into one unified batch file. |
| **None** *(default)* | No change to existing behavior. Each company's batch is created independently as before. |

**What's New When Creating a Batch**

When creating a batch under **Payroll > Bank Feed > Batch**, a new **Check Date** field now appears on the form — but only when the file type is **ACH** or **Load Card**. This date is required before saving the batch.

For all other file types (such as Positive Pay), the check date is set automatically and the field is not shown.

**Example**

Your organization has three companies — **Company A**, **Company B**, and **Company C** — all using the same bank account and routing number.

- **Company A** — selected in the combined setting
- **Company B** — selected in the combined setting
- **Company C** — not selected (remains at None)

When a bank feed batch is created, the system generates **one combined batch file** containing:

- ACH payment items from Company A and Company B
- Positive Pay items from Company A and Company B (as a separate grouping within the same file)

Company C is excluded and continues to generate its own separate batch as before.

If Company A and Company B had **different bank account numbers**, they would **not** be combined — each would produce its own batch file regardless of this setting.

**Important Details**

- **ACH and Positive Pay remain separate** within the combined file — they are not merged into each other.
- Only companies sharing the **same bank account and routing number** are included in the same combined file.
- The batch will only include payment items that the **person creating the batch has access to**, based on their data access permissions.
- Companies not selected in the setting are excluded from the combined batch and continue to process independently.
- The default value is **None** for all companies, so no existing behavior changes unless this setting is explicitly configured.

**Where the Effect Is Visible**

The combined output appears during **Payroll > Bank Feed > Batch Create**. Once configured, the batch file generated will reflect items from all participating companies.