Onboarding Handelsbanken GlobalOn-Line with Direct Communication

• 22/04/2024
• 7 minutes to read

As a customer of Handelsbanken, using Handelsbanken GlobalOn-Line with Global Gateway SFTP communication, you can send and retrieve bank files between Handelsbanken and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central using the Payment Management Direct Communication service.

This article explains how to establish direct communication between Handelsbanken GlobalOn-Line and Payment Management. It consists of the following phases:

1. Sign up at Handelsbanken GlobalOnLine
2. Setup SMTP Email account (if not created earlier)
3. Set up direct communication
4. Finalize the setup

To sign up for a Handelsbanken GlobalOn-Line agreement

To establish direct communication between Payment Management and Handelsbanken, you must contact your Cash Management adviser at your bank and request access to the bank's online banking solution, and subscribe to the following services:

• Handelsbanken Global On-Line
• Handelsbanken Global Gateway SFTP communication

Once the agreement is approved, you will receive an email that contains the following details:

• Agreement number
• User number, which will be used to authenticate the connection from Business Central.
• Paths for importing and exporting files that need to be entered on the bank card.

To set up an SMTP email account

Before you can set up direct communication, the SFTP communication agreement must be established in Business Central for authentication and authorization.

To set up an SMTP email account:

1. In Business Central, select the icon , enter Set up Email, and select the related link.
2. Click Next to start setting up the email account.
3. In the overview of email account types, select "SMTP", and then Next.
4. Enter the required account information, and select Next.
5. Select Finish to save the setup and close the assisted guide.

To set up direct communication

Once you have received the agreement from Handelsbanken GlobalOn-Line, you can proceed with setting up direct communication in Payment Management.

1. In Business Central, select the icon , enter Bank Account Setup, and select the related link.

2. Select Next to begin the assisted setup.

3. On the Bank Accounts page, select an existing bank account, or create a new one by selecting New Bank Account.

4. In the Communication column, ensure that Direct Communication is selected for the bank account, and then select Next.

   Note

   If any bank account information is missing, you may be prompted to verify or update the information.

5. On the Choose bank system page, select HBISO20022.

6. On the Create certificate page, fill in the fields as requested. Payment Management will auto-fill in most of the fields with existing information from Business Central. Type in the information that you received in the email from the bank.

   Field	Description
   Agreement No.	Companies based in Sweden must use their Swedish organization number. If your company is based in a different country, you must use The Global On-Line agreement number that you received in the email from Handelsbanken. The number is also called the Handelsbanken SHB-number, and it always starts with "33".
   User No.	The User No./User ID that you received in an email from Handelsbanken when you signed the Global On-Line agreement.
   PIN Code	Your password to Handelsbanken Global Gateway SFTP. Create one yourself using a combination of numbers, letters, and capital letters. Don't use language-specific characters.
   SFTP Certificate Email	Add your email address and when the email is generated, forward it to your contact at Handelsbanken for them to handle the last step of the setup.

7. Select Next to complete the bank account setup. An email will be sent from the SMTP mail server to the designated contact email address, usually the Cash Management Adviser. It is important that this adviser forwards the email promptly to the respective customer contact at Handelsbanken. The email will contain comprehensive details and an essential SSH key, which is crucial for Handelsbanken to successfully complete the setup process.

To finalize the setup

To complete the setup on the bank card:

1. Select the icon, enter Banks, and then select the related link.
2. Open the relevant Handelsbanken bank card.
3. On the bank card, navigate to the Communication Agreement FastTab and enter the information you received from Handelsbanken in the following fields:
   • File Path/Folder for import
   • File Path/Folder for export

Recommended next steps

When you have set up your bank accounts to use direct communication, you can continue the setup of Payment Management by following the recommended steps as specified in the Quick guide to setting up Payment Management.

See also

Supported bank files