Bank Feed

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Overview

The Bank Feed displays transactions imported from your connected bank accounts. You can categorise, match, and reconcile these transactions against your invoices, expenses, and purchase orders.


Bank Feed Dashboard

Analysis Cards

Card Colour Description
All Default Total number of feed transactions
Pending Amber Transactions awaiting categorisation
Categorised Green Transactions assigned to a chart account
Matched Blue Transactions matched to an invoice/expense/purchase
Excluded Grey Transactions marked as not relevant

Filtering

Filter transactions using the filter controls:

  • By Connection: Filter by specific bank connection
  • By Status: Pending, Categorised, Matched, or Excluded
  • By Type: Filter by transaction type (credit/debit)

Categorising Transactions

How to Categorise a Transaction

  1. Click on a pending transaction to open the categorisation form.
  2. Choose a categorisation mode:

Mode 1: Categorise

Assign the transaction to a chart of account:

  1. Select the target Account from the dropdown (grouped by type: Expenses, Income, Assets, Liabilities).
  2. Optionally create a rule from this categorisation for future auto-matching.

Mode 2: Tag as Invoice Payment

Match the transaction to an outstanding invoice:

  1. Select the Invoice from the dropdown.
  2. Specify partial payment if applicable.
  3. The transaction is linked as a payment.

Mode 3: Tag as Expense Payment

Match the transaction to an outstanding expense/bill:

  1. Select the Expense from the dropdown.
  2. Record payment details.

Mode 4: Tag as Purchase Payment

Match the transaction to an outstanding purchase order:

  1. Select the Purchase from the dropdown.

  2. Record payment allocation.

  3. Click Save to apply.


Creating Rules from Transactions

When categorising a transaction, you can create a reusable rule:

Setting Description
Match Type merchant_name, description, category, or amount_range
Operator contains, equals, starts_with, ends_with, or regex
Transaction Type credit, debit, or both
Priority 0-100 (higher priority checked first)

See Categorisation Rules for more details.


Bulk Actions

  1. Select multiple transactions using checkboxes (or "Select All").
  2. Choose a bulk action:
    • Categorise - Apply the same category to all selected
    • Create Rule - Create a matching rule from the selection

AI Categorisation

Click the AI Categorise button to automatically categorise transactions using machine learning. ABBPay suggests the most appropriate chart of accounts based on transaction patterns.


Transaction Statuses

Status Description
Pending Awaiting categorisation or matching
Categorised Assigned to a chart of account
Matched Linked to an invoice, expense, or purchase
Excluded Marked as irrelevant (not included in reports)
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