A payment template on LloydsLink Online may have one or more underlying payments.
Where a payment template only has one payment, this will move to LloydsLink Online as a single payment template.
Where a payment template has more than
one underlying payment, each payment will move to Commercial Banking
Online as a single payment template; these payment templates will then
be linked together as a payment template group.
The above applies to all payment types
apart from Bacs Multiple – here the payment template and all its
underlying payments will move to Commercial Banking Online as a single
payment template with many underlying beneficiaries.
Payment template names
Each payment template on Commercial Banking Online will be assigned a unique template name – this will start with ‘S’ if the template is shared or ‘R’ if it’s restricted and be followed by a unique number e.g. ‘S123’.
The payment template names currently on LloydsLink Online will become your payment template description on Commercial Banking Online.
Each payment template group set up on Commercial Banking Online will be assigned a name which will comprise of ‘S’ or ‘R’ (to denote shared or restricted) followed by the template name from LloydsLink Online, e.g. ‘SMONTHLYRENTAL’. In the event of 2 identical template names, a number will be appended for uniqueness (‘SMONTLYRENTAL1’).
Which templates will be automatically moved over to Commercial Banking Online?
The following payment templates will not be automatically moved over to Commercial Banking Online:
- International, EURO and CHAPS payment templates where the IBAN is not valid
- International payment templates with a non-IBAN account number where the SWIFT Address/BIC Code is not valid
- International payment templates with a non-IBAN account number where the National Clearing Code is not valid
- Domestic payment templates where the sort code and account number quoted is not a valid UK account number
- Unfinished payment templates
- Payment templates where the debit account has been closed
Unpublished payment templates
Only published payment templates will be transferred to Commercial Banking Online. If you use payment templates that aren’t published and you need them to be moved over to Commercial Banking Online, publish these templates then restrict the access. To publish a template, open the template then select Publish in the options section.
Templates should be updated and saved before creating a payment on Commercial Banking Online. Changes to payment templates cannot be made while in the process of creating a payment. The only fields that can be changed when making a payment are the amount and date.
Some optional fields on LloydsLink Online are mandatory on Commercial Banking Online. You need to edit your payment template once you’ve moved to ensure you can submit the payment. You should complete the following fields:
- Beneficiary Account Code Type
- Beneficiary Bank Name
- Beneficiary Bank Account Code Type
- Beneficiary Bank Country
Payment template permissions
Payment templates on LloydsLink Online can be prevented from being edited and/or deleted, but can still be used to create payments. These are restricted templates.
On Commercial Banking Online a payment template can either be fully restricted (not accessible at all) or unrestricted (fully accessible). If you are able to view a template, you are able to edit it.
A restricted payment on LloydsLink Online will be re-classed as ‘fully restricted’ on Commercial Banking Online. Users will not be able to view or create a payment from this template.
If a restricted payment template on LloydsLink Online has no user access, it won’t be moved to Commercial Banking Online. If you need users to have access, you’ll need to amend the permissions for this template before you move.
Restricted payment template groups
If a template group is restricted, all individual templates within the group will be set to restricted when they are moved to Commercial Banking Online.
If a restricted template is part of a template group, certain fields in the template will be visible to all users, including payment type, name, description, sort code and account number. You can edit the template description to ensure it does not include any confidential information.