Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees

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2026-02-02
Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees

Use the Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees wizard to upload employee direct deposit data, including BIC/Swift Code, IBAN, Account Holder, Deposit Order/Priority, Is Remainder, Percentage Value, and Amount Value.

With this wizard, Activate loads employee bank information in Dayforce under HR Data. You can also use the wizard to update direct deposit information for employees who want to split their pay into different accounts and have any of the following deposited into an account: deposit order, percent value, or percent amount.

Note: You can run this data load more than one time.

Note: If this wizard doesn’t show under Load Your Data, check in Dayforce to make sure that you have a pay group and the corresponding (generated) pay calendar for the country you are attempting to load data for.

Note: Activate uses HR Version 2.0 (NextGen) when loading data during configuration. To streamline the import, First Name and Last Name are excluded when not required.

Before you begin

Employees included in the Direct Deposit Data IRL template must exist in Dayforce. An Ireland Pay Group must exist in Dayforce.

Using this wizard

The previously loaded employee direct deposit l information shows in an editable grid with the compensation-related fields that need to be populated. You can enter information directly in the grid or you can download the Direct Deposit Data Ireland template, populate it, and then upload the data. When you edit the data in the grid, Activate shows any applicable validation warnings or errors. If warnings or errors show, you must review and update the data in the grid or upload a corrected template to correct them.

Enter required changes in the template to ensure that future uploads are accurate. If you make edits directly in the grid, click Save and download the updated file for record keeping purposes.

Messages: Error, Warning, and Information

Activate sorts each generated message by severity:

Error codes

Actively incompatible with the data in Dayforce. If you have a data error, you must resolve the error before you can complete the installation.

Warning codes

Indicate nonstandard setup that could potentially cause an error in Dayforce. For example, if an earning code is defined as Hours x Rate and the data is amount only, the system creates a warning. However, you can still import the data into the system.

Informational codes

A notable occurrence of data in the system. For example, an informational note shows if codes are dropped from the YTD import.

Tasks

To complete and Upload the Ireland Direct Deposit Data template:
  1. In Activate Central, click Load Your Data and the Load Your Data wizards are shown.
  2. Click Employee Payroll Data Hub.
  3. In the Filter section, select Ireland.
  4. Click Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees.
  5. On the Ireland Direct Deposit Data page, click Download.
  6. Select the location where you want to save the template document.

    The file names of templates that you download from Activate begin with a prefix that is the Namespace that you’re logged in to. The same is true for the file names of ZIP files when you download multiple templates at the same time.

  7. Open the DirectDepositDataTemplateIRL.xlsx template on your computer.

    Note: You can also download an empty Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees template from the Download Template Files page.

  8. On the DirectDepositDataIRL tab, complete all columns with the data for all employees in the organization.

    Note: The Activate release version shows in cell B3 on the Instructions tab of the template. This information helps you later determine the version of Activate you were using when you downloaded the template.

    Note: Instructions for populating the fields are in the Direct Deposit Ireland Template Fields section (below) and on the Instructions tab of the template.

  9. Click Save and close the template.

    You can use any file name for the template you upload. The file must be an Excel or CSV (Comma-Separated Value) document and contain the data in the required format.

    Important: Don’t change the name of the tab because Activate uses it to validate that the correct template is being uploaded.

  10. On the Ireland Direct Deposit Data page, click Upload.
  11. Go to your completed Ireland Direct Deposit Data template in the location where you saved it.
  12. Click Open. The Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees wizard validates the data.

    Note: If the uploaded file has errors, a Validation Failed message shows in red at the bottom of the page. You must correct the errors in the file on your computer and upload the file again.

    Note: When you upload an Excel file, Activate includes the name of the uploaded file into the name of the XML file it generates and loads to the Dayforce File Server. The format of the generated XML file name is <NamespaceName>_<Import Type>_<file name provided>_YYY-MM-DD_HHMM. This information makes it easier to audit files later.

  13. Click Next.
To review and confirm the data:
  1. Review the information shown in the grid.
  2. To make updates to data on the page:

    • To insert a new row in the grid, click the row where you want to insert it and click New.

    • To delete a row, click the row and click Delete.

    • To download the error message list and save it to your computer, click Download Errors File.
    • To correct errors in the grid, click in the field containing the error. Click Tab to move to the right and Shift+Tab to move to the left in the row. Use the scrollbars on the right side and bottom of the grid to go to other areas of the grid.

    • To save information in the grid to your computer, click Download File and save it to the location you want.

    • To upload the file from your computer, locate the file and click Upload File. The data in the file shows in the grid.

    • To remove changes that you don’t want to save, click Refresh.

  3. When the data is complete, click Done & Install. When you leave the page, the selected values stay in the grid.
To install Ireland Direct Deposit information:

When the direct deposit information is complete in Activate, you must install it in Dayforce.

  1. After making any necessary corrections, on the Ireland Direct Deposit Review page, click Load.

    Important: If No shows in the Is Remainder column for any direct deposit records, Dayforce generates a physical check for any excess funds for those records.

    The Load page opens with a list of the steps to complete and an estimate of how long the installation usually takes. During the installation, the current step in the process is bolded so you can monitor the progress.

  2. Click one of the following:

    • Add Email and enter your email address to receive an email when the installation process ends, instead of waiting for it to finish.
    • Next when the installation is complete.

    Activate Central opens with the name of the Wizard now shown in green text and a green checkmark to the left of the wizard’s name. The current day, date, and time of completion are included, along with your name as the user who completed the wizard. The environment in which the installation was applied (Stage, Config, or Train) also shows.

    Note: If you want to add more information, click I want to add more. See Executing a Rollback When Using the “Add More“ Feature in the Payroll Wizards.

Results

Fields populated in Dayforce

The data uploaded from the Ireland Direct Deposit Data template populates the fields on the Direct Deposit page (People icon > Payroll > Direct Deposit) in Dayforce.

Note: You must select an employee if you haven’t already done so.

Dayforce fields populated by the Ireland Direct Deposit Data template
Field in Template Field in Dayforce
Account Holder Account Holder
BIC/Swift Code Routing Transit Number
Deposit Amount Deposit Value
Employee Identifier Reference Code
First Name First Name
IBAN Account Number
Is Remainder Is Remainder
Last Name Last Name
Percentage Value Percentage Value
Priority Deposit Number
File generated by the Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees wizard

After completing the Direct Deposit Data for Ireland Employees wizard, a single import file is automatically generated and placed on the customer's FTP site.

HR Import
  • FTP Subdirectory: Import/HRImport
  • Filename: <Namespace> HRImport <DateTime>.xml
For an example illustrating how translates the template data to XML, click here.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<EmployeeImport>
    <Employee>
        <XRefCode>123456</XRefCode>
        <FirstName>IRL_FN1</FirstName>
        <LastName>IRL_LN1</LastName>
        <DirectDepositInformation>
            <RoutingTransitNumber>AIBKIE2DXXX</RoutingTransitNumber>
            <AccountNumber>IE29AIBK93115212345678</AccountNumber>
            <DepositNumber>1</DepositNumber>
            <DepositValue>50.00000</DepositValue>
            <IsPercentage>true</IsPercentage>
            <IsDeleted>false</IsDeleted>
            <DFPayMethodXrefCode>CHECKING</DFPayMethodXrefCode>
            <IsRemainder>false</IsRemainder>
            <AccountHolder>IRL_FN1 IRL_LN1</AccountHolder>
        </DirectDepositInformation>
        <DirectDepositInformation>
            <RoutingTransitNumber>AIBKIE2DXXX</RoutingTransitNumber>
            <AccountNumber>IE53AIBK82205412345678</AccountNumber>
            <DepositNumber>2</DepositNumber>
            <DepositValue>400.00000</DepositValue>
            <IsPercentage>false</IsPercentage>
            <IsDeleted>false</IsDeleted>
            <DFPayMethodXrefCode>CHECKING</DFPayMethodXrefCode>
            <IsRemainder>false</IsRemainder>
            <AccountHolder>IRL_FN1 IRL_LN1</AccountHolder>
        </DirectDepositInformation>
        <DirectDepositInformation>
            <RoutingTransitNumber>AIBKIE2DXXX</RoutingTransitNumber>
            <AccountNumber>IE63AIBK93155412345678</AccountNumber>
            <DepositNumber>3</DepositNumber>
            <IsPercentage>false</IsPercentage>
            <IsDeleted>false</IsDeleted>
            <DFPayMethodXrefCode>CHECKING</DFPayMethodXrefCode>
            <IsRemainder>true</IsRemainder>
            <AccountHolder>IRL_FN1 IRL_LN1</AccountHolder>
        </DirectDepositInformation>
    </Employee>
</EmployeeImport>

Next steps

Complete the next wizard, as appropriate.

Direct Deposit Ireland template fields

All templates have the same basic structure:

  • Instructions tab: Helps you understand the purpose of the data and complete the fields in the template.
  • Data tab: Contains headers for the data to be included in the template. The headers remain the same, but you can change the column order. If you add more columns, Activate ignores them.

All number ranges in the templates include the numbers at both ends of the range.

For information on the fields in the template, click here.
Employee Identifier
Field information for the Employee Identifier field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
1 Alphanumeric. Unique value between 1–40 characters.

This information enables the system to identify employees uniquely. Use the same number assigned to the employee in the Getting Started HR data loads.

Note: Upon upload of the template data, Activate converts any lowercase alpha characters found in the Employee Identifier field to uppercase.

3241245
000000006
abc123499

The Employee Identifier, First Name, and Last Name help users identify employees when completing the template. This required field validates that the data being loaded is assigned to the correct employee record.

The values given must match an existing employee record in Dayforce exactly.

First Name
Field information for the First Name field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
2 String1 between 1–64 characters.

Legal first name of the employee.

Note: Activate‘ compares the First Name and the Last Name with the Employee Identifier in Dayforce. If they don’t match, Activate shows an error message that states that the data is being loaded incorrectly and to check the source data.

 Joe

The Employee Identifier, First Name, and Last Name help users identify employees when completing the template. This required field validates that the data being loaded is assigned to the correct employee record.

The values given must match an existing employee record in Dayforce exactly.

1 Special characters accepted in the string include: alphanumeric, space, period, apostrophe, dash, number symbol #, comma, underscore, forward slash /, parentheses (), &

Last Name
Field information for the Last Name field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
3 String1 between 1–64 characters.

Legal last name of the employee.

Note: Activate‘ compares the First Name and the Last Name with the Employee Identifier in Dayforce. If they don’t match, Activate shows an error message that states that the data is being loaded incorrectly and to check the source data.

 Smith

The Employee Identifier, First Name, and Last Name help users identify employees when completing the template. This required field validates that the data being loaded is assigned to the correct employee record.

The values given must match an existing employee record in Dayforce exactly.

1 Special characters accepted in the string include: alphanumeric, space, period, apostrophe, dash, number symbol #, comma, underscore, forward slash /, parentheses (), &

BIC/Swift Code
Field information for the BIC/Swift Code field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
4 String. 8 or 11 characters.
 The employee's 8 or 11-digit BIC/Swift Code. AIBKIE2DXXX for AIB BANK
ROKLIE2DXXX for Quilter
International Ireland		 This code identifies the bank or financial institution.
IBAN
Field information for the IBAN field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
5 String. 22 Characters.
 The International Bank Account Number. IE20BOFI900017145744
IE46BOFI900017214631
IE59BOFI900017358733		 This number is required to identify the employee's bank account.
Account Holder
Field information for the Account Holder field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
6 String1 between 1–510 characters. The Named individual to identify the account details entered. John Smith This code names the individual to identify the account details entered.

1 Special characters accepted in the string include: alphanumeric, space, period, apostrophe, dash, number symbol #, comma, underscore, forward slash /, parentheses (), &

Deposit Order/Priority (not required if the employee has a single account)

Note: This field is used with the fields "Is Remainder? Yes/No," "Percentage Value," and "Amount Value."

Field information for the Deposit Order/Priority field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
7 Numeric. Accepted Values are between 1–10. When there’s more than one account for the employee, this number sets the order. If you only have one account for the employee, you can leave this field blank or enter 1. Dayforce accepts up to 10 accounts for each employee. The last account on the list must be set as the remainder account. 1
2
3
4 		Pay is added to the accounts based on the priority that you set here. If you have an employee that earns 1500£ and he splits his pay between four accounts, you need to add deposit order numbers 1,2,3,4 to each of his accounts. If the employee had the following setup: *30£ for the account with deposit order 1, *1000£ for the account with deposit order 2, *900£ for the account with deposit order 3 and *0 for the account with deposit order 4. Then, the third account will only get a deposit of 470£ and nothing is deposited into the fourth account. If another employee had the same setup for splitting deposits but earned 2600£ then the third account would get the full 900£ and the remaining 670£ would go into the fourth account. For an example of this configuration, see tab ‘Examples’ employee identifier 1560.
Is Remainder (not required if the employee has a single account)

Note: This field is used with the fields "Deposit Order," "Percentage Value," and "Amount Value."

Note: If there’s only one record/account per person, keeping the “Is Remainder” field blank/empty for Direct Deposit records might result in a manual check of any excess funds in Dayforce.Activate shows a warning message that includes the Employee Identifier as part of the message if you upload a direct deposit record with no value in the "Is Remainder" field or the field set to “No.”

Field information for the Is Remainder field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
8 Accepted Values:
Yes
No		 When there is more than one account for the employee, this indicator must be set for the last account in the sequence to YES and set to NO on all other accounts. It tags the account to receive any money not distributed in the other deposit accounts. YES
NO

All amounts that aren’t allocated to a specific account go into this remainder account. In the previous example, if the employee was earning 2600£ the 670£ that isn’t allocated to the three first accounts will go into the remainder account that must also be the last account in the “deposit order.” The remainder account must be the last account in the sequence with an amount value 0 or a blank percentage value.
Percentage Value (not required if the employee has a single account)

Note: This field is used with the fields “Deposit Order,” “Remainder? YES/NO,” and “Amount Value.”

Field information for the Percentage Value field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
9 Numeric. Accepted Values are between 1–99.
 When there is more than one account for the employee, this field shows the percentage distribution among the accounts. The sum of the percentage values among the employee's accounts must be less than 100. (The remainder account must be blank for percentage value.) 50
25
25

 The percentage of the pay that goes into the account. If the remainder account uses a percentage, this value is blank.
Amount Value (not required if the employee has a single account)

Note: This field is used with the fields “Deposit Order,” “Remainder? Yes/No,” and “Percentage Value.”

Field information for the Amount Value field
Order Data Type Description Examples Why This Is Needed
10 Numeric. Less than 1000000000.
 When there is more than one account for the employee, this field shows the dollar amount distribution among the accounts. The last account on the list must be blank and Remainder=YES. 50
150 		The dollar amount that goes into each account. If the remainder account uses an amount, this value is blank.