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title: "ACH Payment Processing (Generating a NACHA File)"
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updated: 2026-08-25T12:37:51Z
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# ACH Payment Processing (Generating a NACHA File)

Once an ACH disbursement is approved and posted in FoundationHub, the payment must be processed.

To process an ACH payment, go to Menu > Forms & Workflow > Transaction Forms > Payment Processing:

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Then select ACH in the parameters for the disbursements you need to process and click “Run Report”:

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Select the disbursement to assign numbers to and click “Assign #”.

Remember the date payable needs to be the same to assign numbers to multiple disbursements.

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Enter the Scheduled Print Date and click “Submit”.

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Once the ACH number(s) have been assigned, you will be taken to the ACH Processing screen, where you will be able to set these ACHs and click “Print”.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/579d62e3-92d9-438c-a119-f0014c5f7cc0/Images/Documentation/image-MMQL8Q3W.png)

Once the batch has generated, A PDF will be created. Click on the PDF and you will be brought to a review and confirmation screen.

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It is very important that you review the checks in the PDF BEFORE confirming and posting. Once you have posted, the job cannot be re-run. All transactions would need to be voided in the system and recreated. This is your opportunity to cancel the batch if something is wrong.

To view the **ACH** file that was generated and review the **NACHA text file**, you can navigate to the **Check Register**.

For this, go to Menu > Operational Reports > Check Register

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Set Payment Type as ACH, ensure the other parameters and correct, and click “Run Report”

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In the report, click on the PDF that was generated for the entry to view the ACH Receipt.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/579d62e3-92d9-438c-a119-f0014c5f7cc0/Images/Documentation/image-5PWOV0SW.png)

To view the **NACHA text file** for the ACHs, click on the button on the upper right corner of the report

![](https://cdn.document360.io/579d62e3-92d9-438c-a119-f0014c5f7cc0/Images/Documentation/image-AZ7LICXS.png)

To learn more about sending email notifications when ACH Payments are processed, click on this [link](/v1/docs/combined-ach-wire-payment-email-notification).