Process-Direct-Debits.md
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1. Set up your direct debit details - the support team will do this for you once they have been supplied by **Childcare EasyPay (CEP)**.
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3. Set up your parents in **SmartCentral**
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- For each parent, go to the **Direct Debit** tab on the parent's profile and tick the option to enable Direct Debit. You must also set the Direct Debit **Parent Reference Number** . Generally you should use the SamrtCentral Parent ID displayed in the browser address bar at the end unless your parent references were set up in the CEP portal previously. In this case check with **Support** for the best way to proceed.
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+ For each parent, go to the **Direct Debit** tab on the parent's profile and tick the option to enable Direct Debit. You must also set the Direct Debit **Parent Reference Number**.
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+ Generally you should use the SmartCentral Parent ID displayed in the browser address bar at the end unless your parent references were set up in the CEP portal previously. In this case check with **Support** for the best way to proceed.
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+ You may also set up the **frequency** and **filter** otions for this parent. These will help you separate parents into groups for billing for example if you bill some parents fortnightly and others monthly.
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2. Activate your parents on the **Childcare EasyPay** portal
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### Creating a payment run
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+Go to **Extracts > Direct Debit** and click the **Add** button. On the create payment batch screen select the appropriate date to bill up to and the weeks forward to project if you are billing in advance. You may also restrict the parents to be included in this run by setting the **frequency** and **filter** options if you have previously set these up on the parent profiles
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### Checking a payment run
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