Onboarding Danske Bank with direct communication

  • 18/11/2021
  • 5 minutes to read

As a customer of Danske Bank, using Danske Bank District with Danske Bank Web Service, you can send and retrieve bank files between Danske Bank and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central using the Payment Management Direct Communication service.

This article explains the onboarding process of enabling direct communication between Danske Bank District and Payment Management.

Prerequisites

Before you start setting up direct communication with DNB, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • Update the Payment Management app. To enable direct communication, the Payment Management app must be updated to the newest version or as a minimum version 2.2.0.0.
  • Subscribe to Danske Bank District. You must subscribe and have access to Danske Bank District, and a technical EDI Web Service user must be connected to your District agreement with the following modules:
    • Cash Management - Account Information
    • Cash Management - Payments
    • Cash Management - File Transfer
    • EDI Web Services
  • Request PIN code. To establish the direct communication service between Payment Management and Danske Bank, a certificate must be activated in Business Central for authentication and authorization. The activation of the certificate requires a technical EDI Web service user PIN code which must be requested from your Cash Management adviser at the bank. When the request has been approved, you will receive a letter with the PIN code needed to create a certificate for establishing the connection between Business Central and Danske Bank. The first PIN code will always be sent in a letter, after which you can request at Danske Bank to get access to new PIN codes directly in Danske Bank District.

To set up direct communication

  1. In Business Central, select the icon Search for page or report, enter Bank Account Setup, and then select the related link.
  2. In the bank account overview, select the Danske Bank bank account for which the direct communication service must be established. Verify that the Communication column is set to Direct Communication, or make sure to activate this during the setup. You can switch between Direct Communication and Manual Communication by using the dropdown menu.
  3. Select Next to run the bank account setup, and fill in the fields as necessary.
  4. On the Create certificate for direct communication page, type in the information that you received from the bank. For more information, see Prerequisites.
    FieldDescription
    User No.The user number is received in a letter from the bank.
    Pin CodeThe pin code is received in a letter from the bank.
  5. Continue the bank account setup until you are back at the bank account overview. The bank account's Status, displayed in the bank account overview, should now have been updated to Ready, which means that you are ready to start using direct communication.

Important

Once the access to Danske Bank District has been established you should log in to Danske Bank District to order the files that you wish to receive in Business Central from Danske Bank. It can take up to a day before you are able to receive the files as the files are generated during the night or early morning and not by request.

  • See this example for ordering ISO CAMT.053 Bank Account Statements.
  • See this example for ordering ISO CAMT.054 Bank Account Status Update.

To get an overview of the files supported by Danske Bank, see Danske Bank. To read more about the bank information that is included in the files, see Importing and Exporting Bank Files.

See also

Integration to Danske Bank
Importing and Exporting Bank Files