ISCD Updates

Last Updated: 14th July 2010

To update your ISCD (Industry Sort Code Directory) please follow the instructions below. N.B:Only users with Administrator privileges will be able to perform this task.

***Hosted Customers - Please note that customers using the Accountis Managed Service, i.e. Bacsactive-IP Online or Bacsactive-IP Service, are NOT required to perform these updates. If in doubt please contact Accountis Support at support@accountis.com or call 0845 644 0640.

STOP - Have you upgraded your ISCD system (01/10/2008 onwards) - CLICK HERE

• Download ISCD File

1. Click the link above to download the latest compressed ISCD archive.
2. Save the file to the desktop of the machine you wish to perform the upload from. Please note this machine MUST have a copy of Bacsactive-IP Client installed.
3. Double click the file on your desktop this will launch a program to extract the ISCD data file from the compressed archive.
4. Select the ‘Unzip’ option and wait for the operation to complete.
5. Select the ‘Close’ option.
6. Make sure that no one is logged into BACSactive-IP then log in as ‘manager’ or any other administrative user.
7. Click on the ‘Settings’ tab and then click on ‘Maintenance’.
8. You will see a section entitled ‘Update Sort Code Database’. Click the browse button and select the extracted ISCD file.
9. Click Upload
10. When the upload completes you will be informed by a message saying ‘ISCD Data Uploaded Successfully’. Your users may now resume using the system.

Please note that updating the ISCD may take some time, Accountis recommends that you take this into account when planning when to perform your update.

If you experience any problems performing this update, please contact Accountis support at support@accountis.com or by telephone on 0845 644 0640.