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Last Updated: 2026-07-24
Steps: Set Up Positive Pay Files

Steps: Set Up Positive Pay Files

For fraud prevention purposes, you can send positive pay files with details of in-house and outsourced checks issued from your account to your financial institution using the:
Integration
Considerations
Positive Pay Banking File (EIB)
 integration system.
Positive pay files contain only new check information.
Workday Bank Connectivity - Positive Pay
 integration template.
For users of the Workday Bank Connectivity SKU only.
You can configure positive pay files to include:
  • New check information.
  • Voided check information.
  • Both.
  1. Access the
    Edit Bank Account
     task.
    Enable positive pay for a company bank account.
  2. (Optional) Configure the
    Payment Printing Event
     business process and security policy in the Banking and Settlement and Core Payroll functional areas.
    To create positive pay files when you print checks and send them to your financial institution, add an
    Integration
     step and configure the
    Positive Pay Banking File (EIB)
     integration.
    Workday automatically triggers the
    Payment Printing Event
     event when the
    Print Checks Task
     business process event completes.
  3. (Optional) Configure the
    Outsourced Payment Release Event
     business process and security policy in the Banking and Settlement and Core Payroll functional areas.
    To include outsourced checks in positive pay files, add a
    Batch/Job
     step and specify
    Create Positive Pay File for Outsourced Checks
    .
  4. (Optional) To create positive pay files manually, access the
    Create Positive Pay File
     task.
Access the
Find Positive Pay Files
 report to view information about the generated positive pay files.